SOC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Social Stratification, Socioeconomic Status, Transphobia
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Stratification: a so(cid:272)iet(cid:455)(cid:859)s (cid:272)atego(cid:396)izatio(cid:374) of people i(cid:374)to so(cid:272)ioe(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:272) st(cid:396)ata, (cid:271)ased upo(cid:374) thei(cid:396) occupation and income, wealth and social status, or derived power. Four types of stratification systems: estate system, caste system, class system, and status hierarchy system. Social mobility: the movement between different positions within a system of social stratification in any given society. Horizontal: means a group or individual transitioning from one social status to another situated more or less on the same rung of the ladder. Secretary that moves firms but keeps the same position. Vertical: refers to the rise or fall of an individual or group from one social stratum to another. Ascending= rises from a lower stratum into a higher one or creates an. One person falling overboard, or the entirely new group that exists at a higher stratum. Ugo getting promoted to a manager, or if there was a need for translators he could get a better job. whole ship sinking.
