SOCY 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Wilbert E. Moore, Oscar Lewis, Gerhard Lenski
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Chapter 10: social strati cation: social strati cation: any system based on rank and reward: class, global, gender, race, age. Four types of strati ed systems: slavery, castes, estates, class system: caste system- closed: ss based on ascription (birth) allows little change, class systems- open: ss based on birth and meritocracy (individual achievement) Permits social mobility, status consistency is low due to increased social mobility: ideology: religious, political and scienti c beliefs that justify social arrangements/inequality. Re ects economic system and its level of technology. Skills and abilities dictate your fate: structural-functionalist theory: macro, points to ways ss helps society operate. The davis moore thesis: ss is universal because of its bene cial consequences for the operation of society. Believes the poor are responsible for not adjusting to a new economy and pushes for market oriented solutions. If it exists in every society it must be serving a function.
