Social Stratification Flashcards
Classification of people into socioeconomic class based upon their occupation, wealth, social status
Social stratification
How many class do social stratification have?
3 upper class
Middle class
Lower class
Grouping of people based on factors such as power, wealth, prestige
Social class
Karl marx
Economic stature
Max weber
Power, wealth, prestige
Change in social status relative to one’s current social location within given society
Social mobility
This happen when a person chnges their occupants but their over all social standing remains unchanged
Horizontal mobility
It is change in the occupational, political, or religious status of person
Vertical mobility
It is when A person moves from lower position in society to a higher one.
Upward mobility
It takes place when a person moves from a higher postion in society to a lower one
Downward mobility
This happen when the social position changes one generation to another
Inter generational mobility
Change in societal position occus during the lifes span of s Single Generation
Intra generational mobility
Process by which individuals are cut off from full involvement in the wider circle of society
Social exclusion
Social who composed of those who are wealthy, well born or both they usually wield the greatest political power
Upper class
These are mostly professional individuals or groups of people like lawyers, doctors managers they re also called as white collar worker
Middle class
Skilled and unskilled artisan farm employees underemployed and indigent families also called as blue collar workers
Lower class
Give me 3 richest people on Philippine
Ramon ang
Manny villar
Andrew tan
It shows up in every society in the world but how exactly it looks like, how it divides and categorize people
Universal bit variable
The effects of social stratification can be seen on people regardless of their personal choices or traits
Not a matter of individual differences
Stratification serves to categorize and rank members of society across generations
Persists across generation
A society cultural belief tell us how to categorize people and they define inequality
Social belief
Impose rigid boundaries between social groups
Close system of stratification
Resistant to change in social roles
Close system of stratification
Are closed stratification systems because people are unable to change their social standing
Caste system
Four large divisions of the traditional caste system of india
Varnas
Priest and teachers of native language
Brahmin
Rules, warriors and administrators
Khsatriya
Merchants and landowners
Vaishya
Commoners peasants and servant
Shudra
Marriage within your own caste category
Endogamy
Is the social norm of marrying outside one s social group
Exogamy
Mainly based on achievements allowing more flexibility in social roles , increased social mobility and better interaction
Open system
Stratification system based on ownership of resources and the individual occupation or profession
Class system
Assigned or given by the society or group based on some fixed category
Ascribed statuses
Are earned by the individual
Achieved statuses
System of stratification that is determined by personal effort and merit
Metritocracy
System of stratification which gave much emphasis to birth as well as to wealth and possession
Estate system
Every slave had his master to whom he was subjected.
Slavery
Every social class has its purpose or role to play part in the society
Functionalism
Societies are usually characterized by divisions that reflect the unequal distribution of status, wealth and power within society
Social equality
Karl marx social stratification is influenced by economic forces and relationship in society
Conflict theory
Two groups of karl
Marx
Bourgeois
Proletariat
Attempts to explain how peoples social standing affects their everyday interactions
Symbolic interactionism
