Sociology SOC-R 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Status Attainment, Meritocracy, Bourgeoisie
31 Oct 2016
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Stratification = structured social inequality or systematic inequalities between groups of people that arise as intended or unintended consequences of social processes and relationships: ex. When sociologists ask how race and ethnicity affect incomes or how gender affects occupational prestige. Social equality= a condition whereby no differences in wealth, power, prestige or status based on non-natural conventions exist. Jean-jacques rousseau: social inequality= result of privileges and uneven access to resources, two types of social inequality. Physical=consists of age, health, bodily strength and qualities of mind/soul. Dialectic= a two-directional relationship, one that goes both ways: german philosopher, georg wilhelm friedrich hegel. Ontological equality= the notion that everyone is created equal at birth: thomas jefferson. Equality of opportunity = the idea that everyone has an equal chance to achieve wealth, social prestige and power because the rules of the game are the same for everyone. Bourgeois society= a society of commerce in which the maximization of profit is the primary business incentive.
