Social mobility is the ability of individual or groups to move within the social hierarchy with changes in income‚ occupation education etc. Whereby social equality is when all members of a society attain equal treatment‚ opportunity and access to resources. Equal opportunity also known as meritocracy has evolved over the years. This has been done in such a way that everyone can now benefit from it. One main factor that has promoted this meritocracy is education and it has been affected by factors
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1 Social stratification – the structured ranking of peoples’ position in society = Status A) Stratification depends on social differentiation – process by which members of a society are divided according to their roles (plumber‚ doctor‚ housewife) B) Helps society become more efficient – know your place and role C) Nature and nurture both have a role 1) Men can’t be “moms” 2) Dr. Ben Carson-like stories 2 Three methods or components of stratification A) Economic 1) Income – what people earn
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transformation of Austen’s text‚ several elements have been transformed and contemporised in the Heckerling’s Clueless ▪ Make-over/transformation ▪ Role of women in patriarchal society ▪ Struggles of social classes: the mobility and fluidity of the class structure ▪ Societal commentary ▪ Love and marriage (matchmaking‚ flirtation) • The most important element of both Emma and Clueless is the “make-over”/transformation
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location of the hospital a person is born in. The idea of a caste system‚ originally presented in ancient India‚ is a type of social structure that divides people on the basis of inherited social status. Although many societies could be described in this way‚ within a caste system‚ people are rigidly expected to marry and interact with people of the same social class. The roots of the Indian caste system can be found in the Hindu scriptures‚ although the caste system was adopted by other religions
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SOCIAL STRATIFICATION RELATED TO THE OCCUPY MOVEMENT The Occupy movement has been described as a movement where people utilize protest to voice their demands regarding equality for all in relation to power and economy (Maxwell). Some refer to Spain and the Indignant movement in May of 2011 as the beginning of the Occupy movement internationally. The Spanish protestors shared a common dissatisfaction with the lack of representation by their political parties‚ corruption of government created by
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Social class is the position or ranking of people in society based on social stratification variables like income‚ occupation‚ type of residence‚ education and qualification that affect purchase pattern and buying behaviour. Social classes show distinct product and brand preferences‚ especially for goods considered as luxuries such as cars‚ furnishings and leisure activities like golf. For instance‚ wealth‚ power and prestige are popular factors frequently used in the estimation of social class.
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In early civilizations‚ there was already a distinct hierarchy of social classes. However‚ although there were similarities between the hierarchies of these civilizations‚ the manner in which they manifested themselves and the factors which led to an individual being in a particular class differed throughout the regions and time periods. As shown in document one‚ social classes were very dependent on occupation at times. In document one‚ an Egyptian father is shown instructing his son be academically
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Edmund Burke believed in a need for social hierarchy because it divides individuals based on ownership status. He also believed that the top of the hierarchy could not belong to anyone who belonged to a lower class. This is evident in our world today because the most powerful individuals come from a place of wealth. For example‚ the most powerful man in the United States is the President and he holds immeasurable wealth and power. Burke also believed that social contract was established over time
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In her classic novel‚ The Outsiders‚ S.E. Hinton represents the social class and rivalry of her time. Through the endless struggles between the rich city dwellers‚ the Socs and the Eastern residents‚ the Greasers‚ Hinton depicts the social hierarchy and conflict. She explains in her novel that the class differences causes rivalry between the rich and poor. However‚ as Ponyboy matures his black and white view towards the world begins to blur. Ultimately‚ Hinton shows that there is no fine line between
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2/18/2013 EA332 Botchan Essay Botchan: A microcosm of the lessening importance of ancestry and social rank in the Meiji Restoration In the novel Botchan‚ author Natsume Sōseki tells the story of a young Tokyoite cast into the rural countryside of Japan to work as a mathematics teacher. This literary masterpiece has struck resounding cords in the heart of Japanese society since its publication in 1906‚ partially because of its humor as the narrator‚ Botchan‚ is the butt of pranks orchestrated by
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