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“A system of relative privilege based on
power, property, and prestige.”
What is Social
Stratification?

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 Causes
 Conditions
 Temporary
 Not Necessarily Inheritable
 Not Necessarily Powerless and Poor
 Slavery in the New World
 Slavery Today
Systems of Social
Stratification - Slavery

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 India’s Religious Castes
Systems of Social
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 India’s Religious Castes
 South Africa
Systems of Social
Stratification - Caste
 U.S. Racial Caste System

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 Estate
 Three Estates
 Women in the Estate System
 Class and Social Mobility
 Global Stratification and
Status of Females
Systems of Social
Stratification - Other

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Karl Marx:
 The Means of Production
 Bourgeoisie
 Proletariat
 Class Consciousness
Determinants of
Social Class

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Max Weber
 Property
Determinants of
Social Class

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Max Weber
 Property
Determinants of
Social Class
Max Weber
 Property
 Prestige

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Max Weber
 Property
 Prestige
Determinants of
Social Class
Max Weber
 Property
 Prestige
 Power

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Davis and Moore’s Explanation
 Society Must Make Sure all
Positions are Filled
 Some Positions are More
Important than Others
Why is Social Stratification
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 To Motivate Qualified People,
They Must Be Rewarded
Why is Social Stratification
Universal? Functionalist View
Davis and Moore’s Explanation
 More Important Positions Filled
by More Qualified People

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Tumin’s Critique of Davis and Moore
 How do We Know Positions Most
Important?
 Stratification Should = Meritocracy
 It Ought to Benefit Everyone
Why is Social Stratification
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Mosca’s Argument
No Society Can Exist Unless Organized
Leadership Means Inequalities of Power
Human Nature is Self-Centered
Why is Social Stratification
Universal? Conflict Perspective

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Marx’s Argument
 Functionalist Explanation is
Ideology of the Elite
 Class Consciousness Will
Overcome Blinding Ideology
Why is Social Stratification
Universal? Conflict Perspective

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 Current Applications of Conflict Theory
 Lenski’s Synthesis
Why is Social Stratification
Universal? Conflict Perspective

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Ideology vs. Force
 Ideas Controlling the Masses
 Ideas Controlling the Elites
 Controlling Information and
Using Technology
How Do Elites Maintain
Stratification?

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 Social Stratification in
Great Britain
 Social Stratification in
Former Soviet Union
Comparative Social
Stratification

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 First World - Industrialized
Capitalist Nations
 Second World - Communist
Nations
 Third World - Nations that
Don’t Fit in First Two
Global Stratification:
Three Worlds(Old Model)

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 Most Industrialized Nations
 Industrializing Nations
 Least Industrialized Nations
Global Stratification:
Three Worlds

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Global Stratification:
Three Worlds
Modifying the Model

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 Colonialism
 World System Theory
 Culture of Poverty
 Evaluating the Theories
How Did World’s Nations
Become Stratified?

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 Neocolonialism
 Multinational Corporations
 Technology and Global Domination
 Race Outcome Predetermined
 Unintended Public Relations
Maintaining Global
Stratification

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