SOCIAL INEQUALITIES - INTRO

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Social Stratification
way society is structured into hierarchy layers
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Differentiation
the difference between groups in society, e.g. income
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The Caste System
Indian Strat society; ascribed, can't move
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Meritocracy
people rewarded for merit rather than facotrs e.g. class
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Social Class
a group of people sharing simialr economic position
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Open Society
a society in which you can move between classes
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Closed Society
a society where you are unable to move between classes
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BETEILLE
there has always been social inequality; it is natural, even within the smallest tribe
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PAYNE
it's an element of social advantage abd disadantage for some groups; related to peoples share of material and cultural resources
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COOKIE & OPPENHEIM
UK remins to be one of the most unequal societies in the developed world
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Differentiation

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the difference between groups in society, e.g. income

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The Caste System

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Card 4

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Meritocracy

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Card 5

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Social Class

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