SOC 1200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Meritocracy, Social Stratification, Upper Class
2 Nov 2017
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Chapter 8- ideology, social stratification, and social class in canada. Part 1: ideololgy and social stratification: definitions of ideology, comparing key aspects of ideology on the basic left-right continuum . Ideology defined: cultural beliefs that justify particular social arrangements, including patterns of inequality. Karl marx on ideology: he said: In reality most political groups are not simply in these extremes. Three bases of comparison of different ideologies: 1. Their attitudes toward social change (change/no change: 3. Big government government messing around too much with the economy. Interventionism: depends on whether it is economic or social in nature. Summary: implications of ideologies for stratification: socialists- want fundamental change, to eliminate capitalist stratification, liberals: want to give people opportunities to improve selves, question stratification, conservatives: tend not to question stratification in any fundamental way. Part 2: defining and measuring poverty in canada.
