FSU SYG 1000 - Social Class and Stratification

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Concept Sheet Exam 2 SYG 1000 Social Class and Stratification Income Money received from paid wages and salaries Wealth Money and material possessions held by an individual or group Social Stratification The structuring of inequalities between groups in society Key Indicators of Wealth net worth home ownership Basically assets minus debt Class Socioeconomic variations between groups of individuals that create variations in their material prosperity and power Theories of Social Class Inequality In all societies some positions are functionally important Require skills to fill these positions scare so more can be offered Functionalist Meritocracy Personal Success is built on individual effort Myths about the US Economy Myth 1 America is fundamentally a classless society Myth 2 America is essentially a Middle Class Nation the Middle Class A social class composed broadly of those working in white collar and lower managerial positions Poverty Absolute Relative Absolute Poverty An individual or family is unable to get the basic necessities to live food clothing shelter Relative Poverty Poverty with respect to the standards of living Social Mobility Movement of individuals and groups between different class positions as a result of changes in occupation wealth or income Race and Social Class Inequality is a result of the expectation that individuals of different races are suited to perform different tasks roles Globalization Increased economic political and social interconnectedness of the world increased opportunities for wealth and widespread poverty Theories of Global Inequality Market Orientated Dependency World Systems Poor countries are exploited by wealthy countries Countries are economically tied to one another and the global Adopting capitalism to promote economic equality system must be understood as one unit Global Commodity between countries Focuses on evaluating global businesses not the relationship Gender Stratification Sex The biological and anatomical differences that distinguish men from women Sex status is a social position based on biology e g chromosomes hormones The two primary sex statuses are male and female Gender Social expectations about behavior regarded as appropriate for the members of each sex Socially formed traits of masculinity and femininity Sexuality erotic desires practices and identities or aspects of personal and social life which have erotic significance Jackson and Scott 1996 Sexual Orientation The sex to whom a person is primarily romantically emotionally and sexually attracted to Concept Sheet Exam 2 SYG 1000 Transgender the state of one s gender identity or gender expression not matching one s assigned biological sex at birth Transgender Sexual orientation Intersex ambiguous genitalia that does not allow them to fit easily into male or female Theories of Gender Inequality men and women perform their sex roles because the nuclear Functionalist theory family is the ideal arrangement Patriarchy A social system in which men hold a disproportionate share of power Feminism broad spectrum Sociological Perspectives that emphasize the centrality of gender in analyzing the social world and particularly the uniqueness of the experience of women Intersectionality Rather than identifying points of intersection this approach sees the dimensions of inequality themselves as dynamic and in changing mutually constitute relationships with each other from which they cannot be disentangled Walby 2007 Masculinity characteristics stereotypically related to male gender roles Femininity characteristics stereotypically related to female gender roles Gender Socialization The process of learning and internalizing the values beliefs and norms of our social group by which we become functioning members of society Hooking Up engage in sexual activity with someone you are not in a relationship with Heteronomativity assumption that relationships are heterosexual assume the norm typical Glass Ceiling harder for women to advance themselves in the workforce Second Shift The uncompensated work that the majority of women perform in the home Race and Ethnicity Race is a socially defined category based on real or perceived biological differences between groups of people Ethnicity is a socially defined category based on common language religion nationality history or other cultural factors Minority Groups is a social group that is systematically denied access to power and resources available to the dominant groups of a society Racism a set of beliefs about the superiority of one racial or ethnic group Prejudice Discrimination Prejudice an idea about the characteristics of a group that is applied to all members of that group and is unlikely to change regardless of evidence against it group unequal treatment of individuals based on their membership in a social Discrimination Color Blind Racism that s not the case 4 frames racism does still exist just covert the idea that racism isn t overt but rather covert the Single Story the idea that the stereotype of a group of people is true and that they have no other dimensions caused by ignorance basic lack of knowledge Residential Segregation Neighborhood segregation has declined little in the post Civil Rights Era Housing Racial Dot Maps Black kids and White kids tend to go to the same schools with little integration Structural Inequalities racism sexism relating to sexuality Families and Relationships Concept Sheet Exam 2 SYG 1000 Family A group of individuals related to one another by blood ties marriage or adoption who form an economic unit and are responsible for the upbringing of children kinship Marriage A socially approved sexual relationship between two individuals Forms the basis for the family of procreation Endogamy is the practice of marrying within a specific ethnic group class or social group Nuclear Family traditional typical mom dad two kids heterosexual normative etc Monogamy Having only one partner at a time Theories of the Family Individuals tend to marry and procreate with individuals like them age social class education Families perform important tasks that contribute to societies basic needs and help perpetuate social order Primary Socialization Personality Stabilization Emotions are kept in check and marriage assists adult members in keeping their emotions stable Nuclear Family Best suited to meet the demands of industrial society Mom affective emotional at home with kids Dad instrumental in the workplace Neglects


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