sc1101e lect 6 class & stratification sem1 2013-14

7/24/2019 SC1101E Lect 6 Class & Stratification Sem1 2013-14

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SC 1101ELecture 6

CLASS &STRATIFICATION


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Announcements

Short Assignment

a short, coherent, interesting essay,demonstrating some understanding ofsociology

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O*>ecti4es

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% Learn ho c(ass structure im!acts(i9e)chances and (i9est(esGandsocia( change
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Out(ine

Theoretica( ideas Dimensions/ the 7s% Indicators

T!es o9 societ and ine=ua(it Theories/ .ar+# e*er# right# ,o(dthor!e#

Functiona(ist%

C(ass structure :road 9eatures The Singa!ore case

7arting shots Some =uestions to !onder


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The 3 Ps:

Power, Privilege, Prestige

7oer Bc9% 9aces

1% InHuence o4er decision)maing%

"% :eneting 9rom decisions%

Bs!heres o9 !o(itics# or# andresidence

7ri4i(egeJ(i9e)chances# =ua(it o9

(i9e# economic3socia(3cu(tura(ca!ita(%

7restigeJsocia( standing# tit(es%


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Dentist 2$

T nesreader 8$Bun(ess ce(e*rit status

7rotestant !astor 65

Mindu !riest $6

Road see!er 5"

:eggar "6

B9und)raiser 7rostitute "5

Smugg(er "5

B(o !restige# *ig a((et?

IT !ro9essiona(s?Li9e Sciences?

Entre!reneurs?

Finance e+ecuti4es?


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Indicators

Occu!ation

Income3 ea(th

Education Mome onershi! and t!e

Car onershi! and t!e

C(u* mem*ershi! and t!e

Mo(idas Other !ossessions/ ors o9 art#

*randed goods

power


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T!es o9 Societ BI

Sim!(e societ

1% e%g% hunting)gathering%

"% Ine=ua(it *ased on age andgender# not materia( !ossessions%

Agrarian societ

1% e%g% s(a4e societ# 9euda(

societ% "% Surplus!roduction and

e+!(oitation%


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T!es o9 Societ BII

Industria(3 Ca!ita(ist societ

1% use o9 science & techno(og &groing auence%

"% e=ua(ito9 o!!ortunit3meritocrac Bo!en# achie4ed# *utune=ua(reards & outcomes%

% democracBe=ua(it#citienshi!Be=ua(it# & c(assBine=ua(it%


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Contem!orar3 Future Societ

.idd(e c(ass or oring c(asssociet?

7o(aried societ# com!risinge+c(uded!oor# insecuremidd(ec(ass# e+!(oitati4erich%

Cu(ture as a marer o9 c(assdiPerencesQ c(ass identit ise+!ressed through consumerism%

T!es o9 Societ BIII


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.AR

C(ass @ !ri4ate onershi! o9 the meanso9 !roduction Baa ca!ita(

C(ass structure @ *ourgeoisie Bca!ita(

& !ro(etariat B(a*or !oer% C(ass re(ations @ conHict re(ationsQ

e+!(oitation & a(ienation%

C(ass strugg(e & resistance# e%g%#

accidents# sa*otage# stries% Re4o(ution & societa( trans9ormation%

C(ass(ess societ/ co((ecti4e onershi!%


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E:ER

e conce!ts Bin terms o9 !oer/

C(ass @ (i9e)chances# economic !oer#maret !oer%

Status grou! @ (i9e)st(e#

consum!tion# sm*o(ic !oer%

7art @ !o(itica( !oer

Negati4e(!ri4i(eged

7ositi4e(!ri4i(eged

.idd(ec(ass


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RI,MT

e dimensions/ Not >ust re(ationso9 !roduction# *ut a(so !ossessiono9 authorit and3or credentia(s%

:ourgeoisie !ossess ca!ita(% .idd(e C(ass !ossess authorit

and3or credentia(s% Contradictor

c(ass (ocation% 7ro(etariat !ossess (a*or !oer%

1" c(ass (ocations%


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,OLDTMOR7E

.aret situation B(i9e)chances @ !a# >o*securit# !ros!ect%

or situation @ authorit# autonom%

C(ass scheme/ ser4ice c(ass B!ro9essiona(s# ;*ig

sc1101e lect 6 class & stratification sem1 2013-14

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