Address forms of social stratification
This section of the class will address forms of social stratification. As we will see, social strata organize large groups of people into hierarchies. These hierarchies are often invisible and justified to more privileged members of the society. This is because the strata reflect unequal distribution of POWER, PROPERTY and PRESTIGE, with those higher up the strata enjoying more and those below having less. Those higher up the strata make justifications with elaborate social myths to explain why they deserve what they have. Social location in these hierarchies impact LIFE CHANCES, or more directly, access to valued social resources, relationships, and opportunities. How does your position in social strata impact your life? Where are you in the social strata of society? The world? How do the strata intersect in your life? What privilege do you take for granted?
For this assignment . I want you to identify 2-3 characteristics in your life [e.g., things you do daily, your skin color, primary language, gender identification, food you eat and where it comes from, style of clothes you wear and where they are from (new or used), money in your bank account (or lack of it), age, freedom from hard or degrading labor, who prepares your food, etc.] that reflect your position in at LEAST two different social hierarchies – class, race/ethnicity, nation, gender. Once you identify these, discuss what type of stratification they reflect.
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