SOC 104 Study Guide - Final Guide: Socialist Feminism, Radical Feminism, Economic Inequality
28 Jul 2016
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Exam study guide: order & change theories and social inequality. Status symbols are markers of a person"s place in the hierarchy. They refer to housing, dress, speech, mannerisms, hobbies, food preferences, favourite alcohol. Mass advertising convinces us to buy more and more products that serves no purpose other than as status symbols. Humans need affirmation from others, and in today"s society wealth and material objects are things that are valued. Economic inequality always becomes embedded with cultural meaning. Unequal allocation of our society"s resources is the result of the private appropriation of surplus value. Status anxiety: a feeling that you have to constantly work to maintain your social status. Social mobility is the movement of people from one social position to another. Inequality is justified because individuals believe that hard work could improve status. Intragenerational mobility: status change that occurs within an individual"s lifetime. Intergenerational mobility: changes between the occupational status of parent and child.
