SOCI 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Upper Class, Social Stratification, Ascribed Status
5 Jan 2017
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Chapter 8: social class and stratification in canada. Social stratification: the hierarchical arrangement of large social groups based on their control over basic resources. Life changes: the extent to which individuals have access to important societal resources, such as food, clothing, shelter, education and healthcare. Stratification systems are described as being open or closed: Closed: the boundaries between levels in the hierarchies of social stratification are rigid and people"s position are set by ascribed status flexible and may be influenced by peoples achieved status. Open: the boundaries between levels in the hierarches of social stratification are. Social mobility: the movement of individual or groups from one level in a stratification system to another. Intergenerational mobility: the social movement (upward or downward) experiences by family members from one generation to the next. Intragenerational mobility: the social movement (upward or downward) experiences by individuals within their own life time. Slavery: an extreme form of stratification in which some people are owned by.
