SOCL 2001 : Sociology Patterson Exam 3
Document Summary
Systems of social stratification: groups divided according to, property/ wealth, power, prestige, major stratification systems, slavery, caste, class. Slavery: most common in, agricultural societies, least common among, nomads, usually based on, debt, crime, war. In some places, slavery was temporary: freedom purchased, children adopted by rich families, slavery wasn"t necessarily inheritable, slaves weren"t necessarily powerless & poor, some owned property. Slavery in the new world & modern slavery: some analysts conclude slavery led to racism, u. s. slaves owners developed an ideology to defend slavery, modern child slavery mostly in africa, asia, & south america. Caste: birth determines status, ascribed status, practice endogamy, marriage within own group, ritual pollution rules limit contact between castes, untouchables contaminate members of a higher caste, caste system formally abolished in 1949. *video system of women: but remains a part od everyday life. Us racial caste system: replaced slavery, al whites had higher status than all blacks, separate schools, hotels, toilets, etc.
