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23 Cards in this Set
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Stratification |
- ranking people in a hierarchy OR the space between two points ex. ) social, global, gender - fuel = ideology - ideology justifies social arrangements and is hard to change |
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Social Stratification |
1. Society is #1, people are #2 2. Generational (social classes are passed down) 3. Universal -has 2 systems |
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Caste System |
- type of social stratification -ascribed statues -closed, rigid system with little mobility - ex.) India |
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Class System |
- type of social stratification - ascribed and achieved status -education and training - had discrimination but there are sanctions to limit it - ex.) USA |
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Classless Society in Russia ? |
- USSR tried to be classless but failed (it isnt really possible to do ) - Lenin = 1917 - Berlin wall came down =1989 -Mikhail Gorbachev = Perestroika = Restructure |
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Classless Society in China ? |
- cultural revolution of 1949 - 'erased' social classes - chairman Mao died in 1978 so Deng Xiaoping changed things |
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Functionalism on Social Stratification |
- Davis-Moore Thesis = stratification is essential for society - there needs to be a space, especially economic - main reason = motivation for people |
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Conflict Theory on Social Stratification : The Basics |
- sees stratification as peoples relationship to the means of production - bourgeoisie (owners) - proletariat (the masses) |
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Conflict Theory on Social Stratification : Marx |
- Marx believed the working class would overthrow the ruling class - alienation = when people have nothing left to loose - this fails in the west b/c people are comfortable in their place |
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Conflict Theory on Social Stratification : Weber |
- expanded on Marx b/c Marx = too simple -3 distinct dimensions of inequality/stratification 1. class position 2/ status 3. power / wealth the composite of the 3 make up your SOCIOECONOMIC status |
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What is Global Stratification ? |
- patterns of social inequality in the world as a whole |
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Global Stratification : The Statisitics |
- 48 have no sanitation - 43 live on less than $2 / day - 40 have no shoes - 33 have no electricity - 30 are jobless - 25 have no shelter - 23 drink polluted water - 20 are malnourished - 14 are illiterate |
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Functionalist View of Global Stratification |
- Modernization Theory = everyone was poor prior to technology - ANSWER = rich nations are part of the solution |
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Conflict Theory View of Global Stratification |
- Dependency Theory "Drain Theory" - main problems = colonialism, multinational corporations - ANSWER = rich nations are part of the problem |
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Gender Stratification |
- the unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege between men and women - stems from family, peer groups, school, mass media, and salary -women are seen as the minority due to lack of power |
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How Family effects gender stratification |
- stratification begins early - poorer nations value boys more at birth |
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How Peer effect gender stratification |
- CAROL GILLIGAN - gender / sex is based on moral development - men = more competitive - women = more cooperative |
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How school effect gender stratification |
- high school = gender molding - this has significantly decreased over time - men were pushed towards engineering, etc - women were pushed towards the humanities and social studies |
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How mass media effect gender stratification |
- mass media is a reflection of society, it does not mold society |
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how salary effects gender stratification |
- men are paid more - by 2058 wages are supposed to be equal |
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Domestic violence |
- more women are physically assaulted but men are catching up - inaccurate statistics available b/c men dont report |
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Sexual Harassment |
- more cases of men harassing women - media portrays men being abused as funny |
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Pornography |
- conventional wisdom = men exploit women - men own / produce while women perform - women are much more money now, are they exploiting men? |
