SOCI 1311 1st Edition Lecture 17Social stratification refers to how society ranks peopleI. systems in social stratification a. caste systema.i. Based on birth (positiona.ii. Based on which class you were born intoa.iii. >Social mobility is impossible in a caste systema.iv. You can move up or down caste or positiona.v. They mandate endogamy- no out group marriagea.vi. No outgroup contacta.vii. People believe that they should not interact with each othera.viii. Caste system are typical of agrarian societiesa.ix. Because routines of agriculture depend on a rigid andb. class system societyb.i. birth-born into a classb.ii. achievement (or achieve a class (move up)b.iii. Move towards meritocracyb.iv. Stratification is based on personal meritb.v.Status consistency- is consistency across dimensions of social inequalityb.vi.In class systems-status consistency is lower than in the caste of systemsb.vii. Industrial society is a class systemb.viii. United kingdom-feudal erac. The 3 estate system c.i. 1st estate-ascribed (Nobles)c.ii. 2nd estate-ascribed/achieved (professional energy, evening) c.iii. 3rd estate-ascribed (presents)II. Today is a class system (but still have a caste system) Japanese caste system a. Today japan is a class system (free movement across) These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Marx talked about a classless societyb.i. Former soviet union b.ii. Claimed to classlessb.iii. Occupation stratification b.iv. The 2nd Russian revolutionIII. Today: a. Social mobility is common b. Structural social mobility c. Shift of large numbers of people many up d. Social theories a social stratification e. The structural functionalists look at it as having function (needed) f. The social conflict theorists f.i. Men vs womenf.ii. Majority vs minorityf.iii. Rich vs poorf.iv. High income countries vs low income countriesg. Structural functionalistsg.i.Davis and moor’s thesis it’s necessary so people can work hard to achieve higherpositionsg.ii. Egalitarian societies offer little incentiveg.iii. Wages are based on that positiong.iv. You have to invest to achieveg.v. Critics of davis and moore’s thesisg.vi. Can’t specify importance of positions some positions are overpaid or underpaid(or
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