SOCI 139 Lecture Notes - Cotton Gin, Industrial Revolution, Labour Power
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Occupation: bosses vs. not bosses, status of prestige (different levels/kinds of it) Not just about the individual but how the individual is related to their economic position to others: conflict theory of class relations vs. functionalist theory of stratification (marxists analysis of class i. Ultimate control of everything is based on money, wealth and economic power oriented toward change, not the status quo same goal as functionalism: general theory about everything in society. Functionalist - purpose: the first ones are going to be awarded more than the latter. In society it is structured as such because it"s functional. In order to get the right people to fill the right positions you need to have differential rewards: classes stand antagonistically in relation to each other. Salaries of 2013: highest - ceos, physicians (plastic surgeons), computer people, Lawyers (~140k), orthodontist (~125k: lowest - restaurant/fastfood workers (20,000), janitorial. Industrialization: feudal - was the old way with lords and serfs.
