SOC 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Endogamy, Asics, Stereotype

• School: ASU
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 101
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Social stratification: a system by which a society ranks categories of people into a hierarchy. Slavery- the most extreme form of legalized social inequality for individuals or groups. Castes- hereditary systems of rank, usually religiously dictated, that tend to be fixed and immobile. Estates- also known as feudalism, required peasants to work land leased to them by nobles in exchange for military protection and other services. Social classes- class systems is a social ranking based primarily on economic position in which achieved characteristics can influence social mobility. Birth determines your social position in 4 ways. The movement of individuals or groups from one position in a society to another. Changes in the social position of children relative to their parents. Involves changes in a person"s social position within his or her adult life. A social position assigned to a person by society without regard for that person"s unique talents or characteristics.