Social stratification - module 9

Question 1

Egalitarian societies

Answer 1

hunter gatherers- no defined leader, equality

Question 2

Stratified societies

Answer 2

class based and ranked

Question 3

ranked/caste based stratification system

Answer 3

things you achieve give you status, not about wealth, more abt prestige

Question 4

class based stratification system

Answer 4

born into- social prestige and standing

Question 5

ascribed social status

Answer 5

status that one is born into- based on divisions of people into unequally ranked groups

Question 6

redistribution

Answer 6

a socially high ranking individual may redistribute their wealth- Ranked societies redistributive economies, accruing prestidge to increase status, potlatch, conspicuous gifting

Question 7

potlatch ceremony

Answer 7

potlatch, conspicuous gifting ex: indigeounous peoples of the NW (Boas’ observation of Kwakiutl potlatches) did always share things equally people sat based on rank.

Question 8

achieved social status

Answer 8

A person or groups status earned by themselves.

Question 9

meritocracy

Answer 9

each person rises on their own merits (work ethic, schooling etc.) individual has total control of their situation.

Question 10

Marx

Answer 10

bourgeoisie and proletariat- bourgeoisie cotrol of the means of production (owners of the factories, tools, land, finances etc.) laborers (proletariat only owns its ability to work/toil) strikes are effective because of reliance on laborers.

Question 11

proletariat

Answer 11

proletariat only owns its ability to work/toil

Question 12

bourgeoisie

Answer 12

owners of the factories, tools, land, finances etc.

Question 13

Weber

Answer 13

goes beyond marxs ecoomics focused analysis of inequality to include the role of social life. prestige (social influence and power) life chances (opportunities based on social position- ex: farmer vs doctor) more than just economic class position

Question 14

life chances & prestige

Answer 14

goes beyond marxs ecoomics focused analysis of inequality to include the role of social life. prestige (social influence and power) life chances (opportunities based on social position- ex: farmer vs doctor) more than just economic class position

Question 15

Bourdieu

Answer 15

studied the french educational system to understand relationships among class culture power and taste, found that the education system reproduced exisitng system of stratification rather than offer an equal oppourtnity for social mobility.

Question 16

social reproduction

Answer 16

pierre bourdieu: social reproduction- hard to leave familial structure

Question 17

habitus

Answer 17

(home)- your sociocultural environment of beliefs, values, tastes, etc that enculturates you(since you were a child) to function within your class; your internalized predispositions and shared self perceptions

Question 18

Mullings

Answer 18

intersectionality among class, race, gender, -study class in relation to other things

Question 19

intersectionality

Answer 19

connected systems of power that produce a combined effect on people’s lives
-nation, race, class, gender, sexuality

Question 20

Holmes

Answer 20

Strawberry pickers- migrant farm workers- workers were trying to get medical care- structural issues and barriers- no translation, healthcare, money, need to work to stay alive and work instead of curing their injuries

Question 21

socially stratified suffering (FFBB)

Answer 21

Suffering is greater at the bottom of the hierarchy. Ex: Holmes study of the tolls work has on the body

Question 22

individual vs structural understandings of poverty

Answer 22

Poverty blamed on individual behavior instead of looking at structural barriers that keep people poor. Poverty is not a reflection of work ethic.