In American culture‚ the concept of stratification can be seen in many areas of one’s life even if they are not aware of it. For example within the general culture of America‚ people are stratified based on many different factors such as race‚ gender‚ economic status‚ occupation‚ and ethnicity. This can be seen within historical examples such as how race often would limit one’s standing in American society by the virtue that it affected what they were legally allowed to do as long as well as how
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Multiple Choice STRATIFICATION – Module 3 1. Which Caribbean researcher asserts that the ascriptive particularistic value system that laid the basis for the social structure in the pre-1953 period in Trinidad and Tobago has given way to an open class system based upon meritocracy? (a) M.G Smith (b) Lloyd Braithwaite (c) Selwyn Ryan (d) Miller 2. Which of the following systems of stratification permit the least amount of mobility? (a) Slavery (b) Colonialism
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River Valley Civilizations. History World International‚ n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2013. Expectations : Going into this project ‚ I expect to find a great wealth and power obtained by the people of the Indus River Valley through the duo‚ that is Social Stratification and Agricultural Surplus. My background knowledge tells me that these two factors work together to create cities‚ based on this fact‚ I believe that this is what formed the civilization. I think that the Indus River Valley gave way to agricultural
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captivating how America is a very fast and growing industry. America is considered a powerful country with an organized vigorous government. But before I keep a continue talking about how established America is‚ we need to understand there is more than the eyes see.There are problems that we do not see inside of America that impact it greatly. Specially speaking there are two problems that stick out to me. One of the problem being is getting paid fairly. Although you will find many jobs in America‚ there
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Education is another factor in the social mobility between classes in the class system. People who received a good education tend to move up in the socioeconomic ladder. While people who didn’t tend to stay at the same level they currently at or even move down Education is available to everyone in America‚ however the faculties and how the students were treated can be factors in how the education was received. In article by Peter Sacks it proclaims‚ “Even as race-based affirmative action policies
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Gender stratification is one big problem in our modern society because not only it plants a stigma about how women should act or live but limits her choices and opportunities. Mulvey and Killen (2008) states‚ “Extensive evidence demonstrates that gender stereotypes guide children’s preferences for activities‚ occupations‚ and career goals (Liben & Bigler‚ 2002; Ruble‚ Martin‚ & Berenbaum‚2006)‚ even though young children often view adherence to gender norms to be a matter of personal choice (Conry-Murray
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1. Class is characterized as the difference between groups of people who are ranked on a social or economic status. The book describes the word “class” being used less often among the poor but rather refer to their race‚ ethnic group‚ or geographical location to identify with. There are three basic tiers to the social classes. There is the upper-class‚ middle- class‚ and lower-class. Classes are divided up by the amount of yearly income. There was a study done by Susan Ostrander that tested women
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Requirement One: “Global Stratification and the World Order” 1.)After reading what John Perkins had to say I really had to second guess my understanding and acceptance of our government. I did not realize how far the government is willing to go to ensure the world order and economic structure is always stacked in our country’s favor. I thought we were the country to help other countries out. The government does this‚ but makes it so the countries we are assisting are forever in debt to us‚ giving
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Within America today people of different background‚ color‚ culture‚ and ethnicity tend to be encumbered. While others find it difficult to even cope with the adulation of their peers within the United States. Social injustice within the United States has become a huge problem‚ and there IS a way this can be avoided and the nation’s wealth‚ opportunity‚ and public services can be distributed equally throughout the different ethnicities. As an individual the first thing you can do is open the eyes
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When the different perspectives of sociology are applied to stratification within the U.S‚ many of them are useful in explaining it but conflict theorists are the most useful. Conflict theorists emphasize that people within a society are constantly vying for limited resources. These competing groups are what keeps the society moving forward. Conflict theorists contend that stratification is a dysfunction of society and is harmful. Conflict theorists have several points to their theory that make
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