social stratification pt 1

Question 1

what is social stratification?

Answer 1

a heirachy in which groups have different statuses and different levels of privelages

Question 2

what is social inequality

Answer 2

the differences between groups in a stratification system, like income or wealth

Question 3

what is social differentation

Answer 3

differences in roles and statuses to individuals and that are socially constructed

Question 4

how does social differentation give light to social stratification

Answer 4

social differentation means societies becomes more different as they develop so social differentation lays the base for a hierachial system in which people are ranked and there fore some are seen as superior – which are the doctors or CEOs- - or they have great power or more possessions than others –like kings or presidents – compared to farmers or technicians who aren’t seen as superior or held of power. this is when differentiation becomes stratification

Question 5

what are open and closed societies

Answer 5

open societies is a society in which individuals can move between social roles and change statuses, perhaps through education and hard work. closed societies are when a role and status is fixed usually by being born into a particular group

Question 6

what is achieved and ascribed status

Answer 6

achieved statuses are the statuses people gain through choice and competition, and are commonly found in open societies. ascribed status are given to individuals by their group or society and they have little control over them – these a things like age, gender, ethnic group or religion, and are commonly found in traditional societies.

Question 7

what is absolute poverty

Answer 7

people living in absolute poverty do not have necessities like:
-food
-safe drinking water
-sanitation
- shelter
-health
-education
-information

Question 8

what is ageism

Answer 8

discrimination based on how old someone is

Question 9

what is discrimination

Answer 9

treating a person or group of people differently to other people

Question 10

what is relative poverty

Answer 10

a person living in relative poverty can be considered poor in comparison to others in the same society, they have basic neccesseties of like like food, shelter, water, sanitation. however, they do not have materialistic goods that others would consider as needs

Question 11

example of people living in relative poverty

Answer 11

• lone parents and their children
  -unemployed people
  -workers who have low pay
  -chronically ill or disable people
  -people who are dependent on welfare benefits

Question 12

what are welfare benefits

Answer 12

money paid by governments to people who are ill, unemployed or poor