SYG 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Social Stratification, Social Inequality, Iqvia
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Social stratification: the systematic process f categorizing and ranking people on a scale of social worth such that one"s ranking affects life chances in unequal ways: social class, gender, race, citizenship, sexuality, age, disability, national origin. Statuses: ascribed: acquired at birth, achieved: attained through some combination of skills, effort, and ability. Social prestige: level of respect or admiration for a status. Status value: people possessing one characteristic are regarded or treated as more valuable than people who possess a different characteristic. Caste system: people are ranked according to ascribed statuses. Class system: people are ranked on the basis of their achievements related to merit, talent, ability, or past performance. Social mobility: movement from one social class to another- only available with a class system. With a college degree, you achieve elite status- top 30% A person"s overall economic and social status in a system of social stratification is their social class.
