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SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
Social Stratification is a system of structured
social inequality in which groups receive different
amounts of the societys wealth, power and
prestige and arranged accordingly.
GENDER STRATIFICATION
GENDER STRATIFICATION
Gender is the patterning of difference and
domination through distinctions between women
and men. Gender roles are social constructions; they
contain self-perceptions and psychological traits, as
well as family, occupational, and political roles
assigned to each sex. Patriarchy is the term for forms
of social organization in which men are dominant
over women.
THEORIES
FUNCTIONALIST PERSPECTIVE
Suggests that gender inequalities exist as an efficient way
to create a division of labor, or as a social system in which a particular
segment of the population is clearly responsible for certain acts of
labor and another segment is clearly responsible for other labor acts.
THEORIES
CONFLICT PERSPECTIVE
Women are inferior to men in most cultures. Owner-worker
relationship can be also seen in household, with women assuming the
role of proletariat. This was due to womens dependence on men for
the attainment of wages.
THEORIES
INTERACTIONALIST PERSPECTIVE
Gender stratification exists because people act toward
each other on the basis of the meaning they have for each other,
and these meanings are derived from social interaction.
GENDER STRATIFICATION
SEXISM
Discrimination against people based on their sex or
gender, and can result in lower social status for women.
*Gender discrimination affects womens employment and wealth.
ETHNIC STRATIFICATION
ETHNIC STRATIFICATION
ETHNIC STRATIFICATION
ETHNIC STRATIFICATION
ETHNIC STRATIFICATION
FORMS OF CONTACT
subdue all or part of another society and take on the role of the
dominant group.
all of one society is incorporated into another is annexation.
one society to another.
ETHNIC MINORITIES
4 Types of Ethnic Minorities:
Pluralistic
Assimilationist
Secessionist
Militant
AGE STRATIFICATION
AGE STRATIFICATION
AGE STRATIFICATION
AGEIST PREJUDICE
Ageist Prejudice is a type of emotion which is often linked to
the cognitive process of stereotyping. Types are:
Benevolent
Hostile
AGE DISCRIMINATION
Age Discrimination refers to the actions taken to deny or
limit opportunities to people on the bases of age. These are
usually actions taken as a result of ones ageist beliefs and
attitudes. It occurs on both a persona; and institutional level.
EFFECTS
Ageism has significant effects on the elderly and young
people. The stereotypes of older and younger people by patronizing
language affects older and young peoples self-esteem and
behaviors. Most older people are told to be useless, thus they feel
dependent and they feel that they are non-contributing members of
society.
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