SOC 105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Wilbert E. Moore, Kingsley Davis, Ascribed Status

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 105
• Professor: Amrita Ahluwalia

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Achieved status: a social position attained by a person largely through his or her own effort. Ascribed status: a so(cid:272)ial positio(cid:374) (cid:858)assig(cid:374)ed(cid:859) to a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374) (cid:449)ithout (cid:396)ega(cid:396)d fo(cid:396) that pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)(cid:859)s u(cid:374)i(cid:395)ue characteristics or talents. Most extreme form of legalized social inequality. Hereditary systems of rank (usually religiously dictated) Class system: social ranking based primarily on economic position in which achieved characteristics can influence social mobility, boundaries between classes are imprecisely defined (unlike slavery and castes) and people can move around. Even so, class systems are marked by unequal distribution of wealth and power. As(cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:271)ed statuses (cid:272)lea(cid:396)l(cid:455) i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)e a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:449)ealth a(cid:374)d so(cid:272)ial positio(cid:374) which maintain stable stratification hierarchies: richard jenkins (1991) Researched how ascribed status of having a disability marginalizes people in society. They are vulnerable to unemployment, are poorly paid, and are on the lower. Social class is one of the variables most used to shed light on social issues rung of occupational ladders.