Hierarchical social categories often based on family background, occupation, and
income.
1. Social stratification is a trait of society, not a reflection of individual differences.
2. Social stratification carries over a generation to the next generation.
3. Social stratification is generally universal but variable.
4. Social stratification involves not just inequality but also beliefs.
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Social Strata
two important engines of cultural change.
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, Culture is not a constant; it evolves. Economic progress and globalization
seems to be...
A system of social stratification in which social status is determined by the family into
which a person is born and by subsequent socioeconomic achievements; mobility
between classes is possible.
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Class System
Theory of how a society deals with the fact that people are unequal in physical and
intellectual capabilities. High power distance cultures are found in countries that let
inequalities grow over time into inequalities of power and wealth; low power distance
cultures are found in societies that try to play down such inequalities as much as
possible.
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Power Distance
Theory of the relationship between gender and work roles. In masculine cultures, sex
roles are sharply differential and traditional "masculine values" such as achievement
and the effective exercise of power determine cultural ideals; in feminine cultures, sex
roles are less sharply distinguished, and little differentiation is made between men
and women in the same job.
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income.
1. Social stratification is a trait of society, not a reflection of individual differences.
2. Social stratification carries over a generation to the next generation.
3. Social stratification is generally universal but variable.
4. Social stratification involves not just inequality but also beliefs.
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Social Strata
two important engines of cultural change.
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, Culture is not a constant; it evolves. Economic progress and globalization
seems to be...
A system of social stratification in which social status is determined by the family into
which a person is born and by subsequent socioeconomic achievements; mobility
between classes is possible.
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Class System
Theory of how a society deals with the fact that people are unequal in physical and
intellectual capabilities. High power distance cultures are found in countries that let
inequalities grow over time into inequalities of power and wealth; low power distance
cultures are found in societies that try to play down such inequalities as much as
possible.
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Power Distance
Theory of the relationship between gender and work roles. In masculine cultures, sex
roles are sharply differential and traditional "masculine values" such as achievement
and the effective exercise of power determine cultural ideals; in feminine cultures, sex
roles are less sharply distinguished, and little differentiation is made between men
and women in the same job.
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