Sociology Flashcards
1
Q
What is Sociology?
A
The science of society
2
Q
What is social stratification?
A
How society is divided hierarchically
3
Q
Name one type of social stratification
A
Slavery - people who become property of other members of society
4
Q
Name another type of social stratification
A
Caste - form of ascribed status
5
Q
What is ascribed status?
A
A place in the system that came from your ancestors
6
Q
Name a third type of social stratification
A
Estates - the feudal system based on the land you own
7
Q
Name a fourth type of social stratification
A
Class - achieved status, for example, proletariat and the bourgeoisie
8
Q
Who created the theory that social stratification is a universal necessity?
A
Kingsley Davis - (1908-97) and
Wilbert Moore - (1914-87)
