Social Stratification Class Hierarchy Social Stratification is the
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Social Stratification Class Hierarchy
Social Stratification is: the division of society into different layers based on unequal power relationships. - all societies have some type of stratification (hierarchy, class)
Three Types of Power: 1. Economic power – control of material resources - inherited wealth - businesses - property
2. Political Power – control over human resources, ie: labor - markets - laws - publicly funded institutions
3. Ideological Power – control over ideas, beliefs - knowledge or information that guides social action i. e. religion
Class – members of a class must have shared characteristics and act together as a group - wealth - education - income - race/ethnicity - property - gender - occupation - age - urban/rural location - political status
- Usually an individual ranks fairly consistently in most characteristics i. e. – white male, Ontario, lawyer, university, $200, 000. /year, home owner, etc.
- Consistent stratification tend to perpetuate inequality - one group usually benefits and dominate society - difficult to change class based on just a few characteristics - i. e. a lottery winner * we can achieve material wealth and eventually move up the ladder in one to two generations
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Social hiearchy
Social stratification vs social inequality
The societal tendency toward class stratification
The danger of a naive working class animal farm
Mixed social stratification
Gender stratification
Social stratification slideshare
Social stratification types
Social inequality examples
Chapter 8 social stratification
