Introduction to Sociology
Second Edition
Learning Objectives
Chapter 8
- Describe the dimensions of social stratification: social class, status, and power.
- Identify the factors involved in economic inequality, including income, wealth, and poverty.
- Identify the types of social mobility and the forces that help and hinder them.
- Discuss structural/functional, conflict/critical, and inter/actionist theories of social stratification.
- Explain the relationship between consumption and social stratification.
- Describe the effects of globalization on social stratification.