Soc. 001 1st Edition Lecture 30 Outline of Last Lecture I. Empathy ReviewII. Chapter 13 Reading AssignmentOutline of Current Lecture III. Judgment IV. Clicker QuestionsV. Ascribed StatusVI. Achieved StatusVII. Caste SystemVIII. Estate SystemIX. Class SystemCurrent Lecture- Judgment: distinguish between ascribed and achieved statuses- Clicker Question 1: A social status is described as a position in the social structure- Ascribed status: social status (position) assigned at birtho Father’s occupationo Gender race- Achieved status: status (position) earned through one’s own efforts- Clicker Question 2: The status of “school teacher” is an example of an achieved status- Clicker Question 3: The status of “pig keeper’s daughter” is an example of an ascribed status- All stratification systems show:o People are layered in groupso Boundaries between groupso Each progressively lower layer gets less of any valued social “stuff”- Caste: status sis hereditary/ ascribed (can’t earn a spot)o Boundaries between castes are relatively impermeableo Division of laboro No intermarriage- Estate: status is hereditary or ascribed (can’t earn a spot)o Boundaries between estates are relatively impermeable - Class: status is achieved (theoretically)o Boundaries between classes are permeable - Clicker Question 4: In which stratification system is social status based on parents’ social status?o Caste and estate- 3000+ castes groups into 4 Varnas and one DalitsThese 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.o Brahmins: priests, scholar and teacherso Kshatriyaso Vaishyaso Sudraso Dalits
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