BIG PICTURE Last lesson...This lesson...Next lesson... Finished off Unit 1: Introduced stratification: Getting you thinking task In depth look at Stratification Class systems: 1.Caste 2.Feudal 3.Industrial Social Mobility

LO: OBJECTIVES & OUTCOMES LO: Exploring stratification in British Society LEARNING OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, I will understand: 1. Understand Social Stratification 2 Understand different types of Class systems 3. How categories influence sociologists. LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the end of the lesson, I will be able to: 1. Identify key features of class systems 2.Discuss what Is meant by social stratification. 3. Evaluate the importance social stratification

You could think about stratification like layers: Outcome 1 of assignment : Social stratification: The way people or different groups are categorised or placed into hierarchical structure based on their way of life

Defining social stratification Stratification = Strata= term borrowed from Geology = layering of society into strata from which an hierarchy emerges Q: why do you think it is important?

Why it is important Hierarchy important has: reflects ranks of people- wealthy, poor reflects the power (Social status) they have and the amount of social influence Reflects the degree of opportunity members have to change their position in this hierarchy Consider the following questions 1.1. Why do you think it is important to have a class system? 2.What benefits are there? 3.What drawbacks are there? 4.Once born into a class, do you think is effects your life? 5. How easy is it to come out of this determined class place? Consider the following questions 1.1. Why do you think it is important to have a class system? 2.What benefits are there? 3.What drawbacks are there? 4.Once born into a class, do you think is effects your life? 5. How easy is it to come out of this determined class place?

SOCIAL STATUS A person’s social status means, their social importance

Social Stratification Teacher Shop Assistant Doctor Member of Parliament Prince Builder LO: Exploring stratification in British Society INPUT 1 What order would you put these people in? You should be able to explain how you put them in order... Why do we value some roles more than others? Why should some jobs get paid more than others? What does it tell us about their social status? Do they have power?

Social status can be assigned in two ways based on the two systems Ascribed Given at birth family- Queen Culture- girls are second class citizens Religious- Pope Closed societies Achieved Hard work Education Marriage Special talent Good fortune: winning the lottery Open societies Q: What do you think these two ways have in common?

Examples of closed societies YouTube video: vGfM vGfM French pre- revolution era Table: 6.1 Caste and feudal systems Q: What are the chances for social mobility in the Closed societies?

Example of an open system An open class system is an economic system that has upward mobility, is achievement based, and allows social relations between the classes. United states- Steve Jobs However you can go down the system!

In conclusion The degree that a society is open or closed will effect a persons social mobility ( ascribed, or achieved) and hence their chance for moving into another social status, and also their very life… Most systems operate on a continuum Table :6.1

Class and Stratification Lesson 2: 04/11/2014

Lesson outline Last LessonThis lessonNext lesson Learning outcomes covered last week for Criteria 1.1 of unit : Must: define social stratification and define social status Should: explain open and closed societies with examples Could: evaluate the differences between open and closed societies Learning outcomes (From unit)- Understand the difficulties in defining and measuring social class. Must: define social mobility in relation to social class Name two social class scales Should explain two ways of measuring social mobility and relate to social class scales Could: evaluate the two scales of social mobility Learning synopsis for next week: fulfilling criteria 2.1 Looking at the new social class scales Compiling what we know: Preparing for section A. part 1 of assignment

Last lesson reminder 1. Define Social stratification 2. Define social status? 3. describe a open society and a closed society Evaluate the negatives and positives of these types of society 4. In your opinion: What changed in society to bring about the ability to improve your social status?

What is social mobility?

Social mobility: what is it and how we can we measure it! Defined as the ability to move from one social class to another- so it is how we measure social class (part of C2.1) It can be Either up or down! Determines your social class Based on Meritocracy There are two types of social mobility:

Intergenerational mobilty Intergenerational social mobility refers to the relationship between the socio- economic status of parents and the status their children will attain as adults (The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD, 2010) Comparison of statuses over time with a family Father was a mechanic, son is a doctor: hence socially mobile

Intra generational mobility Intra-generational mobility refers to the changes in someone's social mobility throughout the course of his or her lifetime. Person starts out as a factory packer, then years later is a nurse socially mobile

Why is it important to measure social mobility?

Conclusion Social mobility is the way to measure social class… However… 1. what could affect social mobility? But what is social class?

Outcome 2/2.1 of assignment: what is Social class? Groups of people who share a similar rank – or economic position. We use occupation as the measure for social class T: Why use occupation? for example what can money ‘buy’ you? T: Is there any drawbacks?

Occupation Wealth Social activities PowerEducation

Working towards 2.1 how social class as been measured using social mobility studies Social class scales: The registrar general’s scale The Hope- Goldthorpe scale National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC) 2001

Independent group work and mini presentation Group 1 Hand-out and worksheet Group 2 Hand-out and worksheet

The Registrar General’s scale (RGS) History and application Used since 1911 Thousand of jobs into six classes Based on occupational head of the family Positives: Has been used to show differences in educational achievements and also life expectancy Main classification system hence it is valid as it is comparable to past data

Any negatives?

Negatives of this scale (RGS) Bias towards non- manual occupations, as study was done by the RG staff Failed to recognise those that did not work Unemployed were classified on their last job, however many had never worked! Sexist? Same classes still has access to different wages and promotions Didn’t recognise the self employed!

The Hope-Goldthorpe Scale (HGS) Also known as the Oxford mobility study Differs from the previous as a different system of measuring classed was used Focused on market rewards gained from occupations 7 class system Long range mobility: 7.1% of sons from class 7 were in class 1

Lesson: 07/11/2014 Aiming at criteria 2.1

Review of lesson Check learning: must, should, and could. Please answer the following questions 1. what does social mobility mean? 2. what is the name of the two scales we looked at today? 3. how do they explain social mobility 4. anything wrong we these two scales? Hand the answers to me with your name on!

Last lesson This lessonNext lesson How we define social class How we measure social class: Social mobility Social mobility scales: Registrar general scale Hope-Goldthorpe scale Finish off criteria 2.1 How we measure social class Scales to look at: NS- SEC scale Must : identify the key features of the NS SEC scale Should explain how this scale is better then the older ones Could evaluate the limitations of all the scales and to measuring social classes Start looking at the Post modernist perspective (Exam)

A couple of questions 1. a positive and negative of the registrar general scale 2. a positive and negative of the Hope- Goldhorpe scale

The NE-SEC scale A3 handout and tasks

An even newer scale… BBC NEWS article What is it about? How many classes is there now? Why is this study better? What are the conclusions of the study?

For your assignment- Criteria 1.1 Introduction: Define social stratification Based on wealth and Power (social status) But sometimes your family status- titled Two different class systems Ascribed (Caste) / achieved (industrial) Mention that we used to be caste- but with the reform act of 1832, led way to social mobility (handout: rise of the middle class). Since then scale by Registrar general highlighted 6 classes (industrial class system)

Criteria 2.1 Define social class, mention you can be up and down social mobility intergenerational (father vs son), intra generational (one person over time) – these are the two ways of gathering data to measure class! Important to measure social mobility because….brief statement here! Class systems – measured by occupation (all bar the new system) What is wrong with using occupation? New scale- three tools to measure class Conclude