01:920:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Kuznets Curve, Social Exclusion, Social Stratification
20 Oct 2016
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The existence of structured inequalities between groups in society in terms of their access to material and symbolic rewards. The inequality may be based on economics, gender, race, religion, age or another factor. A sociological perspective that holds that our multiple group memberships affect our lives in ways that are distinct from single group memberships. Systems of inequality are organized around groups with a shared characteristic. The social location of a group is significant in terms of the life chances of members. A form of social stratification in which some people are owned by others as their property. A social system in which one"s social status is held for life. It is ascribed status and achieved status can not change an individual"s position in the system. A system of social hierarchy that allows individuals to move among classes. While class systems do allow for social mobility, opportunities are not evenly distributed across social groups.
