ANTH 1102 1ST Edition Lecture 19 Outline of Last Lecture I. Four Conceptual LensesII. The Luddite MovementIII. The Myth of the General StrikeIV. The Zapatistas EZLNV. OWS and the “V” Masking PhenomenonOutline of Current Lecture VI. Social Hierarchies VII. What is social stratificationVIII. Classic-Period (250-950CE) Mayan social organizationIX. Example: The caste system in pre-colonial MadagascarX. Why study social stratification?XI. Social Class: “Classic” US ModelXII. How do social hierarchies operate? How are they organized?Current LectureIdentity, Culture, and Society Continued: Social Stratification and Gender Social Hierarchies:- Societies are made up of different types of formal and informal internal hierarchies- Examples: Wealth Class, caste Kinship and descent Gender Ritual/ideological authorityThese 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. Age/experience/skill- Example of formal hierarchy: US Army- Egalitarianism and informal hierarchy among Ju/’hoansi Little or no formal structure or rank Prestige based on peoples’ achievements, age, respectWhat is social stratification? - Classification of people within a society; Multidimensional: Economic Social Political Ideological- A social stratum: grouping of people on the basis of shared conditions- Stratification: differences in status, power, privilege, etc. Classic-Period (250-950CE) Mayan social organization:- Large kingdoms- Small city-states- Rich ritual life- Bureaucracy- Cyclical conception of time- Astronomy, writing, art, architecture, expansive trade- Classic period Mayan social stratification (From top to bottom) Ajaw/ahau Nobility Priests Merchants and artisans Peasants slavesExample: The caste system in pre-colonial Madagascar- Castes: Hereditary categories Endogamous (marry within) Categories and prestige based on cultural norms Examples: India; Feudal Japan; Pre-Colonial Madagascar; Southern US- Pre-colonial Madagascar Reflection of bias of colonial visitors on skin type; darker lower caste, lightest highest caste (BUT NOT TRUE) Hereditary castes in kingdoms: (From top to bottom)o Mpanjakao Andrianao Vohitseo Andevo- Basis of system: Kinship and Descent Lineages (demonstrated descent) ClansWhy study social stratification?- Diversity and change in social organization- System of governance - Social problems, conflicts- Production of disparities, inequalitiesSocial Class: “Classic” US Model- Upper Class: relatively small; elite by birth, wealth; relative privilege- Middle Class: in-between; white-collar workers, college degree; broadly applied and contested in the US- Lower Class: large group; blue-collar workers; low income and low economic securityHow do social hierarchies operate? How are they organized?- Max Weber on class: The “3Ps” of social stratification Property = class power Prestige = social status Political power = ability to use force to assert
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