SOC 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Free Rider Problem, Thomas Robert Malthus, Social Stratification

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 101
• Professor: La Torre Aurelie

Document Summary

Emergence of private property primary source of social ills. Social equality = condition where no differences in wealth, power or status. 2 types inequality: physical (age, health) and social (political: thomas malthus. Inequality emerges when private property emerges and private property emerges when resources can be preserved cause when a surplus of resources, some people can increase their amount. Population growth pushed society to limits of food availability: george hegel. Dialect is 2 direction relationship (like convo b/w 2 people) Slave dependent on master for food, shelter and protection. Master dependent on slave for basic duties of survival like making food and stuff till he can"t do it any more. Idea that everyone has equal chance to achieve wealth and power. We all have same chance to make it big: equality of condition. Idea that everyone should have an equal starting point. Idea that each person ends up with same amount, regardless of fairness of the game.