SOCL 2001 ch. 4,5

social stratification

system where society ranks people based on weath, power, prestige; higher in urban areas

social class affected by

education and occupation

Karl Marx

conflict perspective; believed in socialism and labor unions; bourgeoise and proletariat

socialism

collective or public ownership of means of production; power held by working class

bourgeoisie

owner of production; position of power

proletariat

workers

ideology

core beliefs, values, and ideas that shapes how a person/group understands the world; consious and unconsious; intertwine with economic system

meritocracy

idea that we affect our outcomes; power based on individual ability rather than wealth/family (gotta work for it)

capitalism

distributes wealth unequally through free-market syste; controls ideas

petite bourgeoisie

lower-middle-class people such as small business owners

lumpenproletariat

lowest, “most dangerous” class

prejudice

unfair opinion or feeling about a person/group without much experience

discrimination

unfair prejudicial behavior

Lawrence Bobo

releastic conflict group- competition between groups from direct competition over resources; leads to prejudice

contact theory

interpersonal contact can reduce prejudice and conflict

WEB Du Bois

first african american to earn doctorate from harvard; cofounder NAACP; “Double Consiousness” of AA

white privledge

social, cultural, and economic advantages to white people; hard to recognize own advantages (mcintosh invisible knapsack)

immigration and naturalization act

reunification of families, immigrants skill set, promoting diversity

robbers cave experiment

negative feelings towards opposite group formed between eagles and rattlers at summer camp