social class—chapter 9 stratification=layers of society
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SOCIAL CLASS—CHAPTER 9
STRATIFICATION=LAYERS OF SOCIETY
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STUDIES
1966—LENSKI—”WHO GETS WHAT AND WHY” UNEQUAL AMOUNT OF DESIRABLE
RESOURCES UNEQUAL LIFE CHANCES UNEQUAL SOCIAL INFLUENCE
1989 WRIGHT---1 ½ MIL PEOPLE SPEND PART OF THE YEAR HOMELESS
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3 DIMENSIONS 1-WEALTH
2-POWER
3-PRESTIGE
*CAN BE BUILT IN SYSTEM CLOSED---CASTE SYSTEM—BORN INTO IT OPEN----ACHIEVED STATUS
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CLASS SYSTEM
BEST PREDICTOR OF YOUR CLASS POSITION ????
CLASS SYSTEM—NOT RANDOM DIFFERENT ROLES BASED ON AGE &
GENDER IN TRIBAL GROUPS NO SOCIETY WHERE EVERYONE IS
PERFECTLY EQUAL
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MARX—KEY IDEAS 1-CAPITALISM PRODUCES NEW
WEALTH 2-WEALTH DIVIDES SOCIETY
WHY? 3-OWNERS EXPLOIT THE WORKERS
WHY?*STRUCTURAL INEQUALITY IS KEY TO
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION
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MARX CONTINUED
4-CLASS INEQUALITY NOT A RESULT OF SOCIAL ACTIONS
5-WORKERS CAN’T COMPETE WITH OWNERS
6-REVOLUTION!
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THEORIES
1-FUNCTIONAL INTEGRATION Spencer/Durkheim—inequality is
functionally necessary
Davis/Moore—each person serves a function
Each is motivated by potential$ Some jobs not as important
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MORE THEORIES 2-CULTURE
SLOW TO CHANGE SOME JOBS---MORE PRESTIGE EXAMPLES? GENDER/ETHNICITY/RACE CAN BE A FACTOR
VEBLEN-1899 BEST PAY FOR MOST UNDESIRABLE WORK
Garbage collector vs. teacher 3-POWER
BUREAUCRAT (GOV’T WORKER) HAS POWER NOT JUST OWNERS OF BUSINESSES
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THEORIES 4-BOURDIEU—”CULTURAL CAPITAL”
5-KERBO—US CLASS STRUCTURE A-UPPER CLASS B-CORPORATE CLASS C-MIDDLE CLASS D-WORKING CLASS E-LOWER CLASS
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SOCIAL MOBILITY—MOVEMENT BETWEEN CLASSES
RATE OF MOBILITY IS SLOWER STRUCTURAL MOBILITY
#’S AND CHANGES IN JOBS DECLINES DURING RECESSIONS INCREASES DURING ECONOMIC
GROWTH PERIODS EXAMPLES?
DOWNWARD MOBILITY
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IMPACT ON IMMIGRANTS
1-take lower level & farm jobs 2-white collar workers have less
kids so can’t replace themselves in workforce
“socioeconomic index”—Blau & Dudley study Compare father & son’s education and
occupation