Social Stratification and Revolutionary Pedagogy

1. IT’S TIME TO TAKE A STEP
DOWN!
Elizabeth Kappler, Lauren Boddiford,
Sarah Violante, Karleigh Irwin, Kha Tran

2. ● 1. Laicos Noitacifitarts
● 2. A form of social inequality where some people are ranked higher
than others according to a basis of evaluation.
● 3. Social Stratification – The division and hierarchical ranking of
people into layers associated with different degrees of command
over material resources, power, and prestige.

3. Observations of Social Stratification
● Racial geographical differences
● Economic differences
● Differences in political and
social efficacy

4. Map of Atlanta How does
Georgia Tech
fall into play?
Student:
Environment/Subculture
Environment/Subculture
Westside communities:
Uncomfortable
Unwillingness
Uncomfortable
Unwillingness

5. 1. Primary Socialization
● the acceptance and learning of a set of norms and values
during childhood
2. Functionalist Theory
● internalization of shared values and norms
● differentiated into particular social roles
● Role: appropriate behavior given social context
The Roots of Social Stratification

6. 4. Formation of Deviant Subcultures
● Subcultures directly oppose the mainstream culture
● Deviance becomes normal over time
● Primary socialization occurs
● Learning Theory: children will engage in crime
because they associate with those who do
3. Strain Theory
● Structure of society causes deviant acts
● Deviance: breaking a social norm
● Cheating to succeed
The Roots of Social Stratification

7. ● McIntosh - Unearned advantages/disadvantages
● Historical criteria for hierarchy
A Call To Action
How to go about change?
● Interfere with socialization and affect hierarchy
● Advantaged step down, disadvantaged step up!

8. What is Revolutionary Pedagogy?
1. Consciousness and Critique
2. Oppressed - Oppressor
3. Liberations through political movements and
struggle
“The materialist doctrine concerning the changing of
circumstances and upbringing... must divide society into two
parts, one of which is superior to society.”
-Karl Marx

9. 1. Consciousness and Critique
- Offers critique of the status quo
2. Oppressed - Oppressor
- Highlights just and unjust structural differences
- “… Without a sense of identity, there can be no real struggle…” – Paulo Freire
3. Liberations through political movements and struggle
- Advocacy vs. Activism
Can Service be a Site of Revolutionary
___Pedagogy

10. Policies:
Main idea: redistributing privilege and abolishing stratification.
● 1. Increasing minimum wage
● 2. Investing in education
● 3. Supporting racial and economic
integration

11. Stand Up and Rank
Yourselves

12. Reflection
● Did anyone feel offended?
● Did anyone question our morals or values?
● Did anyone start thinking about what you had over the
person next to you that would rank you higher?
● Did anyone think you were the highest or the lowest?
We recognize that people are lower but we refuse to give up
our standing to make ourselves equal
Revolutionary Pedagogy goes both ways.
It is time for us to make a change
It’s time to take a Step Down!

13. The end
Thank you and have a good day

14. Sources:
http://flutieflakes.wikispaces.com/5.+Unequal+Distribution+of+Income
http://studentlabor.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/poverty_cycle.png
http://www.juliemcleod.org/portfolio/bookshelf.html
http://sparkcharts.sparknotes.com/gensci/sociology/section8.php