Lesson 1 Flashcards
Farmers, traders & merchants
Vaishyas
Social stratification based on ascription or birth.
Birth alone determines one’s destiny.
There is little opportunity for social mobility.
A caste system
A political approach wherein people of a particular race, nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation, social background, social class, or other identifying factors develop political agendas that are based upon these identities.
POLITICAL IDENTITIES
According to ____________, symbols are illustrations used to represent a particular meaning of something. People attach a specific meaning to an object, gesture, sound, or image.
Elizabeth Lawley
relates to morals. Morally wrong is defined by society. SOMETIMES formal punishment
Mores
are illustrations used to represent a particular meaning of something. People attach a specific meaning to an object, gesture, sound, or image.
Symbols
A set of _____ in a specific society may be different from the set of it in its neighboring societies.
values
Give at least 3 examples of Laws
Running red lights, speeding, murder, rape, illegal drug use, minor in possession, DWI, DUI, theft, etc
are the means by which people make sense of their experiences or ideas that they hold to be true, factual, and real.
Beliefs
warriors & rulers
Kshatriyas
Social stratification based on both birth and individual achievement.
Even blood relatives may have different social standings.
A class system
According to ___________, beliefs are the means by which people make sense of their experiences or ideas that they hold to be true, factual, and real.
Richley Crapo
Give a country that practices the class system
United States
Give a country that practices the caste system
India and South Africa
Economic basis wherein the master shows power over a slave
Slavery
Norms can be classified into three. What are these three?
- Folkways
- Mores
- Law
formalized mores that are legislated, approved, and implemented in society. - This are deliberately crafted to produce a highly organized society and establish stability & order.
Laws
No formal punishment, but disapproval from others
Folkways
A system of symbols that individuals utilize to communicate, interact, and share their views, thus, creating an understanding among individuals.
Language
Give 3 examples of Beliefs
usog, bati, kulam