Stratification Flashcards
What is stratification?
the socio-economic hierarchy in a given society
What is a hierarchy?
a vertical ranking of strata
How do we measure class?
SES - a combined measure of work experience and economic and social position
Measuring class in Weber’s terms:
Life chances - how access to factors like material goods and living conditions will make a person life a certain way
Vertical mobility
Movement of individuals or groups up or down from one socioeconomic level to another, often by changing jobs or through marriage
intergenerational
when children attain a higher or lower status than their parents held
intra-generational
person changes status within their lifetime
Caste System
- closed system
- stratification by ascribed status at birth
Class system
- open system
- stratification by occupation & ownership of resources
Davis & Moore theory
social inequalities are ~functional~ for society because they provide an incentive for the most talented individuals to occupy IMPORTANT jobs
Meritocracy
hierarchy, positions awarded based on ability and credentials
Inter-locking elites
structure that hindered smaller Canadian entrepreneurs from expanding
Class, Status & Party are aspects of…
the distribution of power withing a community (Weber)
Class (Marx)
Determined by ownership of property and control over the means of production
Status Groups (Marx)
Determined by social & cultural criteria
