Download Activity to Demonstrate Stratification – Lecture Slides | SOC 134 and more Study notes Introduction to Sociology in PDF only on Docsity! 1 Stratification….Or We Are All Equal, But Some are More Equal Than Others Objectives: 1. The Meaning of Stratification: Karl Marx Max Weber 2. Causes of Stratification: Functionalism Conflict Symbolic Interaction 3. How Do Sociologists Determine One’s Social Class? Activity to Demonstrate Stratification Processes: 1. Differentiation 2. Evaluation 3. Ranking 4. Rewarding Marx and Weber on Social Class Class (Marx) (Property) Status (Weber) (Prestige, Honor) Power (Weber) (Pol/Communal) Social Class Three Causes of Stratification Conflict: Social conflict is class related Class “consciousness” Capitalists cheat workers but Ignores the broad middle class Ignores coop. between classes Functional: Some roles crucial and get rewarded more Rewards meaningful if unequal but Many elites inherit $ Many crucial roles not rewarded e.g. nurses, teachers Three Causes of Stratification (cont’d) Symbolic Interaction: Meaning of belonging to a class Impact of class on self concept Much stereotyping of classes but Blocked opportunities negate aspirations Stereotyping and Class “Possible to determine a family’s social class by knowledge of family name?” SA 2% A 31% D 50% SD 18% DK 4% 2 Stereotyping (cont’d) Families assigned to classes: (High) (Middle) (Low) Name I III VI Chien Yi Chung 2 10 17 Richard O’Bannon 10 47 0 Booker T. Brown 4 11 47 Leopold Stein 44 23 0 John Garcia 0 0 41 Michael Harrison 45 14 0 Sum – people do stereotype others, even by family names. Determining Social Class Objective $, Education & Occupation Prestige North Hatt Scale Reputational Judges used Bias monitored Subjective Self evaluation Most Americans say M-C Why reluctant to say “upper?” What is your social class? Soc. 134 Survey Results USA ISU LC 5% 1% LM 21% 9% MM 57% 92% 55% 96% M WM 14% 32% W 1% 3% Examples With Prestige Scale Respondents Rated Occupation Prestige As: Excellent – 100 Below Average - 40 Good – 80 Poor - 20 Average – 60 College Professor = 90 Garbage Collector = 32 Lawyer = 89 Accountant = 81 Police Officer = 70 Social Class Differences in the United States Objectives: 1. Consequences of One’s Social Class 2. Trends in Poverty? 3. Who is Poor Today? Major Results from Social Class Research Results: Life Chances Life Style Subcultures Conservative, Self-Perpetuating Nature of Social Class
