SOC 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Labour Power, Social Inequality, Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act
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Chapter 7: social class and inequality in the united states. Social inequality high degree of disparity in income, wealth, power, prestige, and other resources. Social stratification systematic ranking of different groups of people in a hierarchy of inequality. India had four basic castes (varnas): priests, warriors, traders, and workmen. Sociological building blocks of stratification and social class. Socially stratified systems share three characteristics: social categories people sharing common characteristics without necessarily interacting or identifying with one another, experiences and opportunities powerfully influenced by how their social categories are ranked. Achieved status social position linked to an individual"s acquisition of socially valued credentials or skills. Ascribed status social position linked to characteristics that are socially significant but cannot generally be altered (e. g. race, gender, etc. : hierarchical positions of social categories tend to change slowly over time. Life chances opportunities and obstacles a person encounters in education, social life, work, and other areas critical to social mobility.
