AudiencePeople who observed the behavior of othersRolesImages people try to projectScriptCommunications with othersGoalTo enact a performance that is believable to a particular audience that allows us to achieve goals desiredPropsObjects used to present imagesPrimary goalIncreased likelihood of obtaining favorable outcomesChange that may parallel the process of McDonaldizationThe rise of new technologiesIncreased productivity and market for mass produced itemsMass production of homogeneous productsAvailability of goods/services so much larger portion of the pop than ever beforeAvailability of fast and efficient goods and services to a busy pop (working longer hours and less time to spare)People satisfy their needs/wants almost instantaneously/more convenientlyCulturally desirable process—the system offers comfortPeople are more likely to be treated similarly (race, gender, social class)Material/economic interests—higher profits/lower costs through non-human technology7% of this culture eat at McDonalds everyday96% of our children recognize the golden archAdvantages?EfficiencySatisfying hunger and getting it fastConsumers know what they getWorkers can perform their tasks more rapidlyManagers/owners get work down and customers get servedOrganizational RegulationsHelp to ensure high efficient workCalculability-quantity=quantityBeyond bureaucracyIs the combination of hierarchy and surveillance necessary for modern organizations to function?The Japanese organizationDo not for ma pyramid of authority as weber portrayed it—they’re less hierarchicalCollective decision makingLifetime securityThey’re group orientedHolistic involvementMerging of private lives with work (companies provide home mortgages, sponsoring recreational activities, and schedule social events)Alternative to Bureaucracy: cooperativesWe need to humanize the work setting by increasing human potentialMore equal distribution of power and more empowerment to the peopleLess rigid rules and controlTrust people and allow them to use their own judgment and common senseMore open decision makingCollectively making decisions, determine the goals, assign work tasks, etc.Virtual organization—members are linked electronicallyAdvantagesFreeze up time and more flexible hoursNot too much in controlInhibits the formation of class consciousnessDisadvantagesSocial StratificationExistence of structural inequalityRanking/categorizing entire groupsSensitively linked to the life chancesForms of StratificationSlaveryAn economic form of inequalityPeoples lives are owned, controlled, coerced, restrictedCaste SystemYour status is fixed at birthOne’s caste determines one’s lifestyleThe ritual purity is the integral part of the Indian casteIs caste system a special type of class system?Most societies we have social mobility but instead now we have formed one classRigid class system based on ascribed statusClan SystemEach person is linked to the large network of relativesMembership is based on birthEstate-Feudal SystemHigh status group owned land/held power based on noble birthAristocracy and gentryClergyCommoners: serfs, peasants, artisansClass SystemSocial classAny group of people who share similar economic position based on wealth or incomeWeber talked about life chances with opportunities for achieving economic prosperityThis is more based on economicsMore fluid, class positions are achieved, large scale and impersonalWhy does inequality exist?Structural functionalist perspective (SFP)Davis and mooreWhat function does inequality serve?Stratification is somehow necessarySociety must fill some of its vital positions with talented skilled peopleSF—continuum of skill/reward/meritocracyCritique of SFPMelvin TuminWhy do some teachers get paid less? Does it make them less important than movie stars or any other person getting paid more than them?Celebrities are in a caste system with celebrities children automatically become celebritiesConflict Perspective on StratificationSociety composed of groups with conflicting values/interestsSS universal people struggle to gain economic advantage over one anotherBuilt into the system than result from individual differReflection of unequal distribution of power/resourcesPrimary source of conflict, coercion, and unhappinessSocial Construction of RealityCP reality does not simply emerge out of social interactionRealityVisions of powerful individual people, groups, organizations, institutions, nations…Massive Political ProcessMass media images of class—media magic articleImmature/irresponsibleMacho exhibitionistsHaving odd lifestyles/personal problemsReinforcing images of poor/working class as aberrations or something to fearMarxian Class ModelOwnership of means of productionAbility to purchase or control labor of othersFalse consciousnessSubjective awareness that does not correspond to the objective factsClass consciousnessAn objective awarenessConflict/functionalistA synthesis? G. LenskiSurpluses/accumulation of wealthSS and AuthorityRalf DahrendorffTalks about authority and power among peopleSS can be also related to differing levels of authority/power among peopleIt is not just who owns the means of production but who can exercise authority over othersWrights Model of ClassCapitalist—exercise authority and own means of productionPetite bourgeoisie—do not exercise authority, own means of productionManagers—don’t own means of production but exercise authorityWorkers—don’t own means of production and don’t exercise means of authorityThis is a contradictory class locationMax WeberBreaks the concept of class into economic status, political status, and social statusWealth, power, and prestige respectivelyGlobal StratificationHow global stratification among societies came about?What accounts for significant difference in wealth and power between rich and power societiesTheoriesImperialismDrive to conquer other peoplesDependencyWorld systemUneven developmentNeocolonialismGroup 2PluralismPeaceful coexistence between groupsBilateral relationsThem versus us mentalityProlife vs. pro choiceCommunalismLike-mindednessAmericans are becoming more individualisticGroup 3DramaturgyTheatrical term leading into a sociological termWe are all actors in this so called lifeFits with cooley’s theoryWe all have different statuses and we have to meet expectations set by this statusImpression ManagementMake an extra effort as a student by going to office hoursSetting, appearance, matter (more personal,