SOC 3371 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Upper Class, Social Class, Ideal Type
12 Nov 2020
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1960s and 1970s: divorce risk was high for all groups. 2000s: college graduates had a substantially lower lifetime risk of divorce than the less- educated. College graduates delay marriage: have a higher lifetime probability of marrying than do people without college degrees. People increasingly choose a spouse with similar educational level. College graduates are less likely to have a child out of wedlock. Chances of divorce have been declining more for college graduates than for the less educated. Social class: an ordering of all persons in society by degrees of economic resources, prestige, and privilege. Life chances: resources and opportunities that people have to provide themselves with material goods and favorable living conditions. Status group: group of people that share a common lifestyle and often identify with each other: prestige: honor and status in society, privilege: access to special advantages or benefits.
