Lecture 6 pt 2: Social Stratification

Question 1

social stratification & functionalism

Answer 1

1.inequality exists in all societies – so must serve a necessary function
2. societies need occupational roles to be filled – some require more training then others
3. greater rewards are necessary to fill important roles

Question 2

who connected social stratification and functionalism?

Answer 2

Davis and Moore

Question 3

social stratification mix of functionalism and conflict theory

Answer 3

power and privilege

Question 4

who created power and privilege?

Answer 4

Lenski

Question 5

power and privilege core beliefs

Answer 5

1) SOCs tech base determines degree of inequality
2) rich rely on well-educated middle class workers
3) ideal vision toward more equal distribution and wealth

Question 6

neo-marxism (Wright)

Answer 6

1) capitalist production creates bad class locations
2) class exploration occurs through controlling means of production
3) includes ownership of skill or credentials

Question 7

who created neo-weberian?

Answer 7

Parker

Question 8

neo-weberian: social closure

Answer 8

social collectives max rewards and restrict opportunity for qualified ppl

Question 9

types of closure strategies

Answer 9

1. exclusion
2. usurpation

Question 10

exclusion

Answer 10

organized effort of privilege, more powerful groups to maintain advantage positions
(lawyers, members of trade union)

Question 11

usurpation

Answer 11

efforts of excluded groups to gain advantage and power at the expense of more powerful groups
(women, indigenous)

Question 12

who created the non-weber approach

Answer 12

bourdieu (1986)

Question 13

bourdieu according to textbook

Answer 13

1) emphasized high culture being consumed by upper middle class
2) appreciating high culture requires education and training that takes money and effort to obtain

Question 14

absolute poverty

Answer 14

economic depravation in where people do not have the ability to to secure necessary means

Question 14

relative poverty

Answer 14

able to afford basic necessities but unable to maintain average standard of living

Question 15

myths of poverty

Answer 15

1. people are poor bc they dont wanna work
2. poor people are majority immigrants
3. most poor people are trapped in poverty

Question 16

myth 1

Answer 16

• leads to negative stereotypes between “deserving” and “undeserving”

Question 17

myth 2

Answer 17

• recent immigrants experience higher poverty rates than Canadian-born
• radicalization + feminization of poverty

Question 18

myth 3

Answer 18

• 80% of people are able to escape poverty within the 1st year
• BUT THERE MUST BE ASSISTANCE
  1) subsidized childcare/housing/
  education
  2) paid sick leave
  3) Livable wage

Question 19

reasons for poverty

Answer 19

1. inability to work (disability, sickness, childcare)
2. income<expenses (high cost of rent, childcare, bills)