Grouping and Society Flashcards
What are the functions of society?
Reproduction
Sustanence
Shelter
Management of its membership
Defense
What are the factors that determine the imbalance in society
Gender
Race and ethnicity
Employment factor
What is gender?
Differences in male and female
Biological differences
differences in role playing
males are the breadwinner for the family, females take care of the house and affairs
What is race and ethnicity?
A factor that leads to imbalance in society standing structural layers.
Example: differences in skin colour, religion, language barriers, cultures and values of life
What is employment factor?
Used to measure the social class standing of a person in any society.
Prestige is measured from job status
Jobs that earn more appear more prestige and higher status in stratification society system