SOC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Oscar Lewis, Social Stratification, Social Fact

• School: University of Illinois
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 100
• Professor: Sandefur Rebecca

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There is inequality in terms of income and wealth(worse) How does the class affect the opportunity of an individual? a. b. c. d. Working life: poor people work less and paid less. Crime and justice: poor people are more likely to be victims; lower class people who commits a crime will more likely to be arrested. Explain social stratification: the reproduction in two means a. Cultural: two ways of perceiving it i. ii. iii. Belief: believe in the truthiness of one thing. Value: the desirability, goodness, and worthiness of something. people in different classes will pass their values, beliefs, and behavior norms to their children. The values, beliefs, behavior norms are not suit with the society. Term: culture of poverty(oscar lewis): vicious cycle; this culture has become a subculture at the age of 6 or 7. b. Structural: replication of the form of society. i. ii. look at the inequality of opportunities.