ISS 215 Social Differentiation and Inequality Lecture 2 Classical Theories of Inequality In Class Notes Emile Durkheim Formal social control police laws controls what you do Informal social control majority of life is ruled by social norms Socials Norms accepted and excepted behavior Common sense Anomie when socials norms break down Durkheim and Social Inequality When societies become more complex inequality increases External inequality based on things external to you Ex Born into a rich family Internal inequality when you work hard struggle and succeed Whenever there s a revolution the existing class structure will change Max Weber Vertical socialization everybody working is equal no inequality Horizontal socialization great deal of inequality Ex McDonald s owners managers employees Bureaucratic model Weber thought it was a good thing Impersonal institution is most important people with you do not matter Hierarchy people up top people below Written system of rules rules and regulations given to you Authority Rational legal power given to someone by the country state to use on other people Ex Cop Traditional given to people by their beliefs and culture Ex Pope Charismatic someone who is personally charismatic Classes Economic social position in society Property people who have money property factories etc Commercial people in business big or small Social you are considered high up due to your own efforts not what you grew up with independent of economic class influenced by social status that attracts more attention Status A Social interaction confined to your social class B The more successful the group the more economic benefits you can give C Tend to give the message look at me I m powerful D Owning things that others cannot Party Give benefits to active members in their society Ruling Class and Elites A Royal families pharaoh king and queens B Landlords nobles in Europe C Corporations
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