SOC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ascribed Status, Social Stratification, Proletariat
23 Oct 2018
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October 12th: chapter 8 - class and status inequality: Soc 100: class and status embedded in our daily routines, we make assumptions about others regarding their relative class and standing, sociologists suggests - power associated with social class is indirect and subtle. Weber and social stratification: argued there was more to social class than just property ownership and economic inequalities, economic group. Structural functionalist approaches to social stratification: davis-moore thesis: inequalities exist in all societies, must be necessary - In order to function properly - society must distribute its members into social positions and persuade them to perform those duties: lowest jobs - lowest value, higher jobs, more value. Critiques of davis-moore thesis: does not take into account that some people are unable to afford costs of education. Ignores that some social groups earn less, regardless of talent and training. Ignores that disparity between rich and poor can be extreme.
