Stratification
Stratification Systems Types Slave: owners/slaves Estate: nobility/church/ commoners Caste: birth & occupation Class: economics/ sociocultural traits Comparative components 1) Relative importance of ascribed v. achieved statuses 2) Degree of mobility or openness
What is the Basis of social stratification? Marx Relationship to the means of production “Haves” v. “Have nots” Bourgeoisie/ capitalists v. proletariat /workers
What is the Basis of social stratification? Ralf Dahrendorf May 1, 1929 – June 17, 2009) "command class" V. "obey class" those with authority v. those without
What is the Basis of social stratification? Weber Life Chances Class, Status, Party Class = market situation Status=social esteem Party=ability to mobilize group for goal
A variety of ways to look at class
SES = Socioeconomic Status income/education/occupational prestige
Class interactive ional/ _CLASS_GRAPHIC/index_01.ht ml ES
Income: Geography of Recession
Gilbert-Kahl Model of the Class Structure
Subjective class identification
Political Behavior
Intersecting spheres
Wealth
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The role of education in class
Savage Inequalities Photos of East St. Louis Jonathan Kozol September 5, 1936-