Table of Contents
February 15th Discussion: I. Concepts from Last-time
Macro vs. Micro Sociology
Causality
Causality (Cont’d.)
II. Chapter 9: Stratification
What Is Stratification?
How to View Stratification?
Marx’s Class Concept
Marx’s Class Concept (Cont’d)
Marx’s Class Concept (Cont’d)
Weber’s Three Dimensions of Stratification
Property
Status and Status Inconsistency (S.I.)
Status Inconsistency (Cont’d.)
Power
Why Does Stratification Arise?
The Functionalist Theory of Stratification
The Functionalist Theory of Stratification (Cont.’d)
The Conflict Theory of Stratification
The Distributive (Synthesis) Theory of Stratification
The Social Evolution Theory of Stratification
Why Is There Poverty?
One Reason for Poverty is Lack of Social Mobility
Mobility Related Rules
Ascrptive Status
Achieved Status
Changes in Society which Influence Mobility
Concept of Cultural Capital
III. Chapter 12: Gender and Inequality
Importance of Sex Ratios
Testing the Sex Ratios/Sex Roles Theory
Testing the Sex Ratios/Sex Roles Theory (Cont’d)
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