What factor was used to stratify the typical West Indian Plantation
Colour
What is the term used to describe stratification factors that used colour, race and gender
Ascriptive Factors
"Gender relations are culturally rather than biology based"
Who said this quote?
Dr. Robert Stoller
"In a closed system, skin colour and birth are more important determinants of social status"
True or False
True
Giving boys toys like guns, bricks to hep them scientifically, but giving girls dolls and tea set to help them prepare to be better mother.
What process of patriarchy is explained here?
Canalisation
Paying more attention to girls' hair and dress, so that they become concerned with physical appearance and style.
This is an example of which process of patriarchy?
Manipulation
"Class is a set of social divisions that arise from society's economic organization"
Who said this quote?
Westergaard (1995)
"Status was derived from the amount of social honour or prestige an individual was accorded by other members of society"
Who said this quote?
Max Weber
Meritocracy is a social system in which success and status in life depend primarily on individual talents, abilities, and effort. What status does Meritocracy provided the individual with?
Achieved Status
"Stratification resulted from society's common value system"
Who said this quote?
Talcott Parsons
"Some roles are more important to the survival of society than others"
This is the viewpoint of?
Davis and Moore
