1 Social stratification – the structured ranking of peoples’ position in society = Status A) Stratification depends on social differentiation – process by which members of a society are divided according to their roles (plumber‚ doctor‚ housewife) B) Helps society become more efficient – know your place and role C) Nature and nurture both have a role 1) Men can’t be “moms” 2) Dr. Ben Carson-like stories 2 Three methods or components of stratification A) Economic 1) Income – what people earn
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SOCIAL CLASS STRATIFICATION WHAT IS SOCIAL STRATIFICATION: Social stratification refers to the division of a society into layers (or strata) whose occupants have unequal access to social opportunities and rewards. People in the top strata enjoy power‚ prosperity‚ and prestige that are not available to other members of society; people in the bottom strata endure penalties that other members of society escape. In a stratified society‚ inequality is part of the social structure and passes from one
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lives as well as within the workplace. Many people do not realize the power of a smile. Did you know that when you smile‚ you release a chemical message deep within your brain known as an Endorphin? These Endorphins are strong enough to actually have the power to reduce symptoms of physical‚ or emotional pain‚ and they will blanket you with a nice warm fuzzy feeling of well being. Therefore‚ a smile can actually work magic A single smile has the power within it to change the world because smiles
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Bennett AP US History Mid-Term Overall‚ what I learned was that throughout history‚ whether it is American or history within other countries‚ the game never changes. We repeat incidents in history and though we might expect the outcome to differ‚ it rarely does. “The names of the players change but the game does not.” There are trends in history and almost every incident we face can be referred to similar happenings of the past. But the most predominant and reoccurring theme throughout the centuries
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How have aspects of gender been represented through music? Literature and visual art are almost always concerned with the organisation of gender and the construction of gender. Since listeners know how to explain how it creates its effects‚ music gives the illusion of operating independently of culture mediation. Music based on gender and how that is seen or heard is able to contribute heavily (if surreptitiously) to the shaping of individual identities: along with other influential media such
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an ideal that can be found throughout the history of America. From the discovery of Columbus in 1492 until today. The portion of our history that is affected the most by this is the expansion‚ and settling land‚ west from the original 13 colonies. Not only that‚ but it also helped shape how we treated other people and laws in relation to them. The Collins English Dictionary definition states that manifest destiny is “the belief that the US was a chosen land that had been allotted the entire North
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opportunity that other sperm cells were not. Why was I lucky enough to be the son of a successful certified public accountant‚ and the same for everyone else in my inner circle of friends? How was it decided that I would come out of my mother’s womb‚ with a future filled with only success‚ and me being my only enemy. I have never encountered a hardship anywhere near what someone born and 50th and Normandie has. This is what has become of the “land of opportunity‚” yet there is not much opportunity available
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CHAPTER 4: SOCIAL STRATIFICATION THE NATURE AND IMPORTANCE OF STRATIFICATION Meaning of Stratification Stratification is an institutionalized pattern of inequality in which social categories are ranked on the basis of their access to scarce resources (Brinkeoff and White‚ 1988). “Strata” means “layers” “UNEQUAL” Social stratification is a system whereby people rank and evaluate each other as superior or inferior and on the basis of such evaluation‚ unequally reward one another with wealth‚ authority
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Global Stratification There are many different income groups that make up the world. There is high income‚ middle‚ and low income groups. The high income groups average about 10‚ 000 to 25‚000 dollars a year. These include countries such as the United States and Switzerland. The countries in this group perform some sort of specalized work. The middle income groups average about 2‚500 to 10‚000 annually and account for as much as one-third of the worlds humanity. This group includes countries
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The Power Elite In the modern world‚ most of the countries have democratic government‚ which means that decisions are made by the people‚ who rule and govern the state. However‚ there is not a single state that practices perfect democracy due to different reasons. Governments are too big‚ which makes it very complex for every citizen to have a voice in decisions. Or‚ governments are claimed to be democratic‚ but in practice they can be close to authoritarian or even totalitarian regimes where
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