ANTH 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ascribed Status, Confirmation Bias, Achieved Status
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Social stratification: the unequal division of status, wealth, or power in a society. Ascribed status: a social position one is born into. Achieved status: a social position that a person achieves on his or her own. Social mobility: movement from one social strata to another low to high and social mobility is possible. Class system: a social stratification system wherein social strata form a continuum from. Caste system: a social stratification system wherein social strata are discrete types and. Class level determined by: social mobility is not possible. Meritocracy: a social stratifications system in which the only relevant attributes are ability and achievement. In the us, the idea that our society is a meritocracy is part of our hegemony that reinforces the american class system. Justifies the unequal distribution of wealth and power. Confirmation bias: we look for examples that confirm what we already believe. Ex: america is the land of opportunity.
