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Define Social Stratification?
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A system by which society ranks and categorizes people in a hierarchy.
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Four basic principles of Social Stratification?
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1. Social Stratification is a trait of society, not simply a reflection of individual differences.2. Social Stratification carries over from generation to generation.3. Social Stratification is universal but variable.4. Social Stratification involves not just.
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Social Mobility is a change in position within the social hierarchy. T of F
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True
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Sociologists when referring to Social Stratification distinguish between what types of systems?
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Closed Systems - Caste Systems : Allow little change in social position. (Typical in most agrarian societies).Open Systems - Class Systems : Permit much more social mobility. Stratification is based on birth and individual achievement.
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Social Stratification when based on ascription or birth delivers?
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Little or no social mobility
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A concept that refers to social stratification based on personal merit? ( knowledge, abilities, and effort as opposed to connections)
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Meritocracy
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Define Ideology?
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Cultural beliefs that justify particular social arrangements, including patterns of inequality.
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Karl Marx: Class Conflict, said that Social Stratification is rooted in people's relationship to the means of production. T of F
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True
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Karl Marx say that capitalists (bourgeoisie) is?
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People who own and operate factories and other business in pursuit of profit.
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Karl Marx calling when referring to Proletariat?
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Working people who sell their labor for wages.
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Karl Marx referring to Alienation?
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The experience of isolation and misery.
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Why was their no Marxist Revolution? 3 reasons
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1. Fragmentation of the capitalist class2. A higher Standard of living(consumerism)3. More worker organizations
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Max Weber said there are 3 dimensions when viewing Social Stratification, what are the 3?
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1. Class Position2. Status3. Power
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What are blue collar workers?
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Lower prestige jobs that involve mostly manual labor
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A whiter color worker is a lower prestige job that involve mostly manual labor. T of F
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False
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