SOCIOL 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Meritocracy, Class Discrimination, Ascribed Status
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Social stratification: society hierarchical ranking of people into social classes social. Class: based on both birth and achievements social status: position within the class structure. Meritocracy: system that emphasized personal attributed and demonstrated abilities. Inequality exists when certain attributes affect a person"s access to socially valued resources. Supported by dominant ideology rather than individual capability. Classism: worth is determined by social and economic status blaming the victim: Working harder will alleviate poverty blaming the system: systemic discrimination. Ranking individuals social systems rank people in two ways, closed and open systems. Very little room for social mobility: caste systems determine what people can wear, what jobs they can perform and who they can marry, membership hereditary (ie. japan & india) Result of one"s own merit within the class structure: income, occupational prestige and education.
