Chapter 3. Inequality, Class and Statification
Chapter 3. Inequality, Class and Statification
Chapter 3. Inequality, Class and Statification
Stratification
- to arrange or to
divide into classes
or social strata.
Global Inequality
What do you stand in line for?
Causes
Dependency Theory(Conflict)
Modernization Theory(Functionalist)
Minority, Racial and Ethnic Groups
Racial Group
Physical Differences
Ethnic Group
National origin
Culture
Minority Group
Less than half of some larger population
Slavery
Castes
Estates
Social Classes
Slavery
Upper class
Upper-middle class
Lower-middle class
Working class, and
Lower class
Upper and Lower Classes
Middle Class
Upper-Middle Class
Lower-Middle Class
Working Class
Social Construction of Gender
Introduction
Sex Characteristics:
Primary - physical characteristics.
Secondary - develop during puberty.
Gender stereotypes - cultural beliefs about how men and women are
supposed to behave.
strict on students,
especially males.
students must look
presentable.
only the wealthy go and
receives the higher
education.
males are better in math.
females are more
responsible.
stressed by their parents.
DATING
economic status
determines the size of
the wedding.
expectations for
women before marriage.
male’s family pays for
the costs.
FAMILY
Men Women
– Women everywhere
suffer from
second-class status
– Women not
responding passively
Women in the Philippine
Workforce
Labor Force Participation