SYSTEMS OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION

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SYSTEMS OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION Chapter 6 – Global Stratification – Sociology

Social Stratification The division of large numbers of people into layers according to their relative power, property, and prestige May apply to nations and to people within a nation, society, or other group Occurs in all societies Gender is a basis for stratification in every society

Slavery A form of stratification in which some people own other people Varied greatly throughout history Causes of Slavery – Debt, War, Crime, Racism Conditions of Slavery Length of Service Inheritance of Slavery Power Wealth Slavery was legal in some parts of Africa as recently as 2004.

Caste A form of social stratification in which one’s status is determined at birth and is lifelong Boundaries between castes are firm: Endogamy: The practice of marrying within one’s own group Reduce contact between castes through elaborate rules

Caste India’s Castes Based on religion Divided into thousands of subcastes Formally abolished in 1949 Remain part of everyday life

Caste South Africa Dutch Afrikaners controlled the government, police, and military under a system known as apartheid Dictated where people could live, work, go to school, and socially interact Illegal now, but its legacy remains

Caste A U.S. Racial Caste System When slavery was outlawed in the U.S., it was replaced with a racial caste system Laws prohibited intermarriage and kept schools and public places segregated Informal laws dictated everyday interactions

Estate Estate Stratification System: The stratification system of medieval Europe, consisting of three groups or estates: the nobility, the clergy, and commoners (serfs)

Class Class System: A form of social stratification based primarily on the possession of money or material possessions Ascribed or Achieved? Social Mobility: Movement up or down the social class lader

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