SOCIOL 2R03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: American Sociological Review, Wilbert E. Moore, Kingsley Davis
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Weber: sources of authority: traditional, rational-legal and charismatic, power, prestige, property. Found focusing on the means of production only was too limiting. Looked at a group of people that share similar opportunities. Says life chances are defined by one"s opportunities. Focus on power and people"s ability to have all the focus on them and have people obey them. Looks at all the different ways people can acquire power (status = based on consumption of goods) Social closure - once one has their power, they close the door on the people behind them because you don"t want everyone to be in the top 1% Functional necessity for stratification emerges because society must have a reward to use as inducements and different rewards depending on your job (ex. Surgeons get paid more because they work harder - work hard to get to the top position) social survival necessitates that social inequality is linked to work.
