ANTH 102 1nd Edition Lecture 17 Outline of Last Lecture Globalization and Economic Structural AdjustmentI. Stages of Globalizationa. Imperialismb. Colonialismc. International OrganizationsII. History of Globalizationa. 1870-1913b. 1945-1973c. 1975 to presentIII. Facilitators of Globalizationa. Institutionsi. World Bank1. Policiesii. International Monetary Fund1. Overall mission2. Work of the IMF is of 3 typesiii. World Trade Organization (formerly GATT)iv. Transnational/multinational corporationsIV. Policies of IMF and WB in the Caribbeana. Conditionalitiesb. Impact of Policiesi. Free trade zones Outline of Current Lecture Social StratificationI. Social stratificationa. Examplesb. Modes of production II. Facts about social stratificationIII. Status in societya. Ascribed statusi. Examplesb. Achieved statusThese 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.i. Examplesc. There are impressions associated with socioeconomic statusd. Status groupsi. Perceptions of the wealthyii. Perceptions of the middle classIV. Social Classa. Meritocratic individualismb. Race, ethnicity and castei. Raceii. Racial stratificationiii. Racialized thinkingiv. Race is not a biological construct1. Social raceCurrent LectureSocial StratificationI. Social stratificationa. Unequal relationships between different groups of peopleb. Examplesi. Wealth – differential wealth between populationsii. Education levelsiii. Poweriv. Material resourcesc. Differential access and ownership of resourcesd. Modes of production i. Social stratification largely since the advent of agricultureii. Why?1. The surplus of food gives more leisure time and ability to wield more authority, influence over other peopleII. Facts about social stratificationa. Wealthiest 1% of American households own 40% of the nation’s wealthb. Child’s success in life is determined by social status not intelligencei. Sometimes children drop out of school to help support their familiesc. Gap between rich and poor in the United States is greater now than any point in the last 75 yearsd. 60% of first class passengers survived the Titanic, where only 40% of the second class survivedIII. Status in societya. Ascribed statusi. Those qualities you were born with or intoii. Examples1. Race/Ethnicity2. Royalty3. Disability4. Genderb. Achieved statusi. Those qualities which you gain through action or accomplishmentii. Examples1. Education level2. Occupation3. Social classiii. Most people during the course of their lives do not move out of the socioeconomic status you are born intoc. There are impressions associated with socioeconomic statusi. Is it possible to be wealthy and have low status?1. Drug dealers, impoverished royaltyii. Is it possible to be poor and have high status?1. Gandhi, Mother Teresad. Status groupsi. Recognizable by particular lifestyles1. Can include goods, leisure activities, linguistic stylesii. Perceptions of the wealthy1. Sportscars2. Lots of property3. Yachts, polo, golf, skiing4. Perfect Englishiii. Perceptions of the middle class1. Minivans2. Small houses, apartmentsiv. Group position may be maintained through exclusionary practices1. May see in-group marriages2. Inside jokes, parties, etc (Greek life)IV. Social Classa. Refers to a person’s position within societyb. Meritocratic individualismi. Dedication rises to the topii. Drive, ability, passioniii. Individuals who try will inevitably be successfuliv. Does not often take into account obstacles and barriers based on racial, gender, religious, abled identityv. As a nation- big part of our culture (USA)c. Race, ethnicity and castei. Members of the dominant group work to keep their entitlementii. Instances of subversion do occur among the powerlessiii. Race1. People can be classified by selected biological traits2. Race more blurred with globalization and intermarrying3. Dominant races in the USA – white, black, Asian, Hispaniciv. Racial stratification1. Races come together due to movement of formerly noncontactinggroups to new parts of the world2. Phenotypic differences tend to stand outv. Racialized thinking1. KEY: Behavioral differences among people are biological, inborn2. Head size, shape, brain size (phrenology) accounts for biological differences in intelligence and behaviorvi. Race is not a biological construct1. That does not mean social race does not exist2. Social race: which group we perceive someone to be ina. Can contribute a great deal to social