SOCL 2001 Chapter : Chapter 7
Document Summary
Strati cation: systemic inequalities between groups of people. As a consequence of social processes, relationships. Private property creates social inequality, which leads to social con ict: ferguson, millar agree, but argue inequality is good. It means some are getting ahead, creating assets: malthus. Viewed inequality favorably, as a means of controlling population. Equal distribution of resources would increase world population to unsustainable levels: mass starvation, con ict, hegel. Master-slave dialectic: most social relationships are based on the slave-master mode, will die out as society gains more free people over time. Functionalist: inequality is good: functions as a sorting mechanism; we pay people different things for different reasons. Con ict theorists: inequality limits people"s opportunities, not fair: believe its manufactured by elites who use their power to control social structure and further their own ways. Everyone is created equal in the eyes of god: equality of opportunity.
