Lesson 8 Sociology – Flashcards

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Hierarchal system that ranks large groups of people based upon salient social and physical characteristics
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Social Stratification
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Groups that possess desirable characteristics are ranked _____________in stratification systems. Desirable characteristics are determined by the dominant beliefs of a society
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Higher
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Class systems are ___________ stratification systems
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Open
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Class systems __________mobility between positions
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Permit
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In class systems, a persons status is largely determined by amount of _______________
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resources and occupation
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Class systems also move toward _______________of status based upon personal credibility, credentials and achievement
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meritocracy allocation
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this stratification system is characterized by the absence of social mobility
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Closed
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Closed stratification systems include _____________status
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Ascribed
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these are closed stratification systems where peoples status is determined at birth based upon their parents ascribed status
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Caste systems
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this is a closed stratification system, characterized by the ownership of some people by others
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Slave systems
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this type of social mobility results from change in achieved characteristics'
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Individual-level
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this type of social mobility results of changes in the economy and distribution of jobs
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Structural
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this type of social mobility occurs within one's lifetime and career
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Intergenerational mobility
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this type of social mobility is experienced by family members from one generation to the next
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Intragenerational mobility
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this perspective believes that social stratification has positive consequences for society
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Functionalist
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this focuses on the inequality of rewards between different and jobs in society. Unequal rewards motivate talented strive to fill the most important roles. It is the most common perspective on social stratifications. All societies have important tasks that must be accomplished and roles to be filled, some roles are more important than others, the most qualified people must fill these positions, these positions often require extensive training and experience so they deserve higher rewards, Rewards are determined by number of positions available and number of qualified to fill these positions
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Davis-Moore thesis
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raise concerns that the rewards of a position are not solely based on importance i.e sports icons, movie stars and that life chances are linked to ones position in the stratification system, thinks that this thesis ignores role of social inequality in stimulating social conflict and rebellion
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Critics of Davis-Moore thesis
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Stated that a person's position in a class system was determined by his or her relationship to the means of production
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Conflict Perspective
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one of the first social philosophers to critically examine social stratification
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Karl Marx
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they argue that he ignored the rule of unequal rewards in stimulating people to strive to perform the most important social roles and the revolution he foresaw never happened
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Critics of Marx
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he extended Marx's analysis and viewed social stratification as multidimensional; his model focused on the interplay between three key dimensions that influenced a person's status in society
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Max Weber
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Max Weber defined this as the location or rank of an individual or group with the larger society
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Class
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Max Weber said this is also known as status and it is determined by others
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Prestige
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Max Weber said this is also known as party, it is the ability to get ones way despite the resistance of others
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Power
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Max Weber viewed each dimension as a _______________
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Continuum
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this exists when a person occupies a comparable position on each dimension
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Status consistency
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combined measure that classifies people according to their occupation, education and income
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Socioeconomic status (SES)
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say he ignored marked patterns of social inequality that all industrialized societies exhibit and his approach obscures the growing trend of economic inequality
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Critics of Weber
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this model contained 6 basic social classes
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Weberian model
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the weberian model class also called the capitalist class, it consists of 3-5% of the population and is the wealthiest, most powerful, it "owns" society
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Upper Class
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this Weberian Model class "runs" society, it is determined by university degrees, income, autonomy on the job, consists of Lawyers, doctors, corporate executives and is 10-15% of the population
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Upper-Middle Class
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this Weberian model class is 30% of population, has minimum of high school education, some additional education formal training and consists of Skilled craftspeople, teachers, low level managers
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Lower-Middle Class
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this Weberain Class is 30% of population, has semi-skilled repetitive jobs, closely supervised and has economic insecurity
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Working class
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The Weberain Class is slightly above or below the official poverty line and is 10-15% of population, may have not completed high school and live paycheck to paycheck
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Working Poor
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this Weberian Class is 5-10% of population, they are detached from mainstream living and are frequently unemployed
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Underclass
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he argued that Marx's model does not accurately reflect the occupational structure of advanced capitalist society's
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Erik Olin Wright
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identified 4 criteria for determining class location in society
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Wright
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this class of Wright's Model own major corporations have inherited large fortunes or top level executives
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Capitalist Class
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this class of Wrights Model are top level professionals, upper level managers and supervisors, they have little input into key corporate positions and are salaried
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Managerial Class
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this class of Wrights Model are Craftspeople and small business owners, Mainly salary's and ages
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Small Business Class
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this class of Wrights model are employed by others and is 50% of all workers
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Working class
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