ANTH 1120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Rachel Dolezal, Ascribed Status, Social Stratification
6 Mar 2017
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Social stratification/hierarchy the ordering and ranking of individuals in society. Those at the top of the hierarchy are generally afforded more power, wealth, prestige, or privileges in a society. Hierarchies can be based on race, gender, class, caste, ethnicity, national affiliation or other factors. Stratification increases the more complex the society. Class a form of identity informed by perceptions of an individual"s economic worth or status. It is also a form of social hierarchy. Social class can be based on economic wealth and/or status class (prestige, honour, educational or occupational achievements, or religious or spiritual affiliation) In north america, class has been seen as a more fluid social identity. Ascribed status an identity that is perceived as fixed and unchanging because a person is believed to be born with it. In north america, race is often assumed to be ascribed at birth.
