social class and status Flashcards
(17 cards)
what is social stratification
social hierarchy, connected, occupation, marriage, friends
what is differential association
interact with those socially similar
social class on life chances
infant mortality, life expectancy, physical and mental illness, education
social class on lifestyles
housing, cultural participation, community recreation, non-essential consumption
Connelly et al for social class
occupational title, occupational unit
Social class schemes
RGSC 6 main classes
not theoretically based, occupations based on judgement made by Registrar-General’s staff
theoretical basis for NS-SEC
employment relations
labour market situation
work situation
social class - Marx
Erik Olin Wright series of class schemes, occupation and other characteristics
amount for growth of middle class
what is the standard international prestige scale
Treiman asked people to rate occupation in turns of prestige
Treiman constant - ranking consistent between countries
what is socioeconomic status
medicine and psychology, via income, education
micro class approach
greater number of classes - institutionalised groupings tasks involvement
measuring family social class
young people, household, male head, semi-dominance
Lambert and Bighagen - research into social class
Britain and Sweden, 31 occupational
more gradual the measure, higher correlation between increase level of detail
subjective social class
mismatch between perception and research findings
Frank Van Tubergen ideas about social class
significant determinant of an individual life chances and opportunities
Lucinda Platt ideas about social class
measure inequality include income distribution, wealth disparities and educational attainment
relative deprivation
Roxanne Connelly and Paul Lambert ideas about social class
early systems relatively simple
national statistics socio-economic classification - relations and work conditions
- reliable and cost effective
- fail to account for dynamic nature
