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Chapter 10, Social Stratification

Chapter 10, Social Stratification. Social Differentiation and Social Stratification Why Is There Inequality? Functionalism and Conflict Theory: The Continuing Debate The Class Structure of the United States. Chapter 10, Social Stratification. Diverse Sources of Stratification

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Chapter 10, Social Stratification

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  1. Chapter 10, Social Stratification • Social Differentiation and Social Stratification • Why Is There Inequality? • Functionalism and Conflict Theory: The Continuing Debate • The Class Structure of the United States

  2. Chapter 10, Social Stratification • Diverse Sources of Stratification • Class Consciousness • Social Mobility: Myths and Realities • Poverty

  3. 3 Types of Stratification Systems • Estate - ownership of property and exercise of power is monopolized by an elite who have total control over societal resources. • Caste - rigid hierarchy of classes. • Class - status is partially achieved and there is some potential for movement from one class to another.  

  4. Karl Marx: Class and Capitalism • Marx defined classes in terms of their relationship to the means of production. • Capitalist class owns the means of production. • Working class sells their labor for wages.

  5. The Functionalist Perspective on Inequality • Inequality is essential to the preservation of society characterized by cohesion, consensus, cooperation, stability, and persistence. • Social inequality motivates people to fill the different positions in society that are needed for the survival of the whole.

  6. The ConflictPerspective on Inequality • Views social stratification as a system of domination and subordination based on class conflict and blocked opportunity. • Inequality reflects the class interests of the powerful and has negative consequences for society.

  7. Social Class in the U.S. • Upper class • Upper-middle owners • Middle • Lower-middle • Lower class

  8. Who Are the Poor? • The vast majority of the 35 million poor people in the U.S. (12.7% of the population) are women and children. • More than 1/2 of all poor families are headed by women. • Poverty rates are highest in the most racially segregated neighborhoods. 

  9. Explanations of Poverty. • Poverty is caused by the cultural habits of the poor. • Poverty has structural roots. 

  10. The Culture of Poverty • The Census bureau reports that slightly fewer than 5% of the poor are chronically poor. • Most of the able-bodied poor (41% of all the poor) work, with the working-poor constituting 18% of the workforce. • The pattern of “welfare cycling” is promoted by the loss of healthcare coverage and wages too low to support a family. 

  11. Structural Causes of Poverty • The underlying causes of poverty lie in the economic and social transformations occurring in the U.S. • The restructuring of the economy - resulted in diminished earning power and increased unemployment.

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