SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Status Attainment, Paul Krugman, Redistribution Of Income And Wealth
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Introduction: social stratification: persistent pattern of social inequality within society. Stratification: a cornerstone of sociology: descriptions of social structure that ignore stratification system are clearly inadequate. Ascribed and achieved status: the rank or position that a person has within a social hierarchy as that person"s status. We can further distinguish between an ascribed status and an achieved status: the former is assigned to individuals, typically at birth. An ascribed status can be a function of race, gender, age, and other factors that are not chosen or earned and that connect be changed. In contrast, an achieved status is that a position in a hierarchy that has been achieved by virtue of how well someone performs in some role. Canada offers many more chances for upward social mobility, an indication of a more open stratification system. Social class: definition of the concept of class vary considering which outlines different theories of social stratification.
