ALC 2007

                                 

     

 

Social Stratification Outline

 
Lecture outline
Catalin Augustin Stoica
Sociology Department, Stanford University
 

LECTURE: Social Stratification in the United States

 

  1. Definition of Social Stratification

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  2. Beliefs about the American Class Structure

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  3. The American Class Structure

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    Factors that determine social class

     

    Classes in the American Society

     

  4. The role of ascriptive characteristics for social stratification

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    Race and social class

    Gender and social class

     

  5. Social mobility

  

6.Conclusions: is the US the land of opportunity?