PPT-Social Mobility, Social Stratification and Life chances

Learning objectives Define the terms social class and life chances Identify links between social class and life chances Explain sociologists views on class and life chances Key terms 1 Ascribed status Social position is fixed at birth. Stratification Essential Questions. EQ1: How does the caste system in India differ from the social class system in the US?. EQ2: How . do functionalist and conflict theorists differ in their explanation of stratification. 1. Social Inequality. . refers to any differences that result in some people having more socially valued characteristics than others (. Holborn. & Langley 2002, 6). . Social Stratification. is the hierarchical ordering of groups in society (. To . define. . what is meant by life chances.. To . explain. how an individual's life chances are influenced by gender, ethnicity, social class and age. .. Life is like a lottery. – discuss this statement.. What is social mobility?. Does it really happen in our society?. All to be able to define different types of social mobility . and . be able to explain the factors that create or prevent social mobility. . By: . Nhung. Ho, Tiffany Tang, and Truong Nguyen. Gender Stratification. Gender stratification: Inequality of status between males and females. Gender stereotypes: preconceived ideas/guidelines on how to act (based on gender). How is social stratification related to social class?. How do you think these pictures illustrate Stratification?. Social Stratification:. the layers of people who . pocess. unequal shares of scarce resources, particularly income, wealth, power and prestige.. Ch. 7. I began to see a trend of articles like this one around the recession and shortly after. Ask yourself, why do people play the lotto? What kind of people play the lotto (do rich billionaires play it for example, or working/poor classes? Think critically - if there is a spike in sales of lotto tickets, what does that say about the economy, about society, about people? Desperate? Hopeful? . Social stratification =. The ranking of people in a society into a hierarchy based on class, gender, ethnicity and/or age. In a stratified society, there is an unequal distribution of things that are perceived as valuable (e.g. in North America, people who upper class are more likely to have a better education, live in larger homes, own more goods, etc. than those in the middle or lower classes). Systems of Stratification. social stratification. – division of society into categories, ranks, or classes. can be based on either achieved or ascribed status. can be open or closed. Systems of Stratification. Explain the interconnectedness between stratification, economics, politics, subsistence, and kinship. . Demonstrate and understanding of basic concepts in cultural anthropology. . Distinguish between open and closed systems. . Professor Jacqueline Stevenson. Sheffield Institute of Education. Sheffield Hallam University. ProfJStevenson. . Focus of presentation. Social mobility: . academic . success . is reflected . in employment . Introduction to US Social Stratification. Social Stratification. - Is the system of social standing within a society. Major Factors in Social Standing. Wealth . Income. Race. Education. Power. US Social Stratification. Dr Kate Hoskins. Reader in Education. Education and social mobility. Labour, Coalition and Conservative Governments aimed to increase social mobility in the UK by placing a strong emphasis on improving education to ensure more equal life chances for everyone.. SUSMITA ROY. 27.09.21. Social Stratification vs Social . Differentiation. The difference between social stratification and social differentiation is subtle as they both are closely related terms. When speaking of the society, and also in the discipline of sociology, you may have heard of the terms, social stratification and social differentiation. In the society, people are categorized based on their income, occupation, social status and other factors. .