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11 Cards in this Set
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Societies tend to be stable and held together through consensus |
Structural-Functionalist |
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Stratification is useful to society because it enhances stability |
Structural-Functionalist |
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Stratification develops to fill the needs of society as a whole |
Structural-Functionalist |
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Inequality is useful to society, because it induces those at the bottom to work hard to move up, and keeps those on top vigilant not to lose their position in the hierarchy |
Structural-Functionalist |
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Society tends toward conflict and disorder rather than consensus and harmony |
Conflict |
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Social structure benefits the elites and oppresses the masses |
Conflict |
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Stratification occurs through conflict between different classes, with the upper classes using superior power to take a larger share of the social resources |
Conflict |
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Conflict between classes provides the driving force for society and social change |
Conflict |
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Symbols help define meaning of social action, and a person's self develops through social interaction |
Symbolic Interactionist |
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We tend to gauge our self-worth by our assets |
Symbolic Interactionist |
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Wealthy, powerful, and prestigious people more easily control their impressions, thus supporting their superior status and others' subordinate status |
Symbolic Interactionist |
