SOC 290 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Occupational Segregation, The Stuff, Ascribed Status
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4 new stories to look at about inequality that is rooted in various characteristics (re- ligion, gender, race) links on powerpoint. We assume a certain character on the basis of visible characteristics (gender, race, etc. ) Ascription: ascribed characteristics, something about your personal character de- fines you. Women: she is nurturing, unable to participate in firefighting etc. Mid-20th c: mass movement for civil and human rights. Look for sources of inequality outside of social class. General movement: (many movements occurred involving many different groups: women, ethnic groups, nationality, region, physical ability, patients, psychiatric survivors, gay rights, etc, women"s movement: still ongoing, multiple movements oc- curred (ie. right to vote) Patients: had no say, all dependent on doctor"s decision: transforming politics, economics, and culture the world . As industrial capitalism matures, expansion of democracy and economic op- Usher in an era of equal opportunity. Traditional cleavages would disappear (class, gender, race, language, religion, etc. : boundaries would disappear.
