Transcript Social Stratification

Social Inequality
Learning Objectives
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Explain the interconnectedness between
stratification, economics, politics, subsistence,
and kinship.
 Demonstrate and understanding of basic
concepts in cultural anthropology.
 Distinguish between open and closed systems.
 Distinguish between sex and gender.
Anthropology’s Interest in
Inequality
SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
Social Stratification
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A system by which a ___________
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Access to resources
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What is a resources? Is it purely
economical?
Open vs Closed Systems
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Stratification systems are either
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Closed: ____________________
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Open: ____________________
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Checkpoint:
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What does mobility mean?
Closed Systems
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Caste systems
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Checkpoint:
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What are ascribed characteristics?
Caste Example: Japan’s Feudal
Caste System
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Feudalist era
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Very complex cast system
Touchable
 Untouchable
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Open Systems
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Class systems
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Checkpoint:
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What are achieved characteristics?
Can you think of a culture with a class
system?
GENDER
AND
GENDER STRATIFICATION
What is Gender?
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Sex = biology
 Sexual identity affects behavior
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Gender
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KEY POINT: Gender, in several cultures, is not
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Terms for Lecture
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Gender Roles
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 [Distinguish between: Prestige systems & Power
given in society]
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Gender stereotypes
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Gender stratification
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Gender Stratification
Deviations
 Boat making among the ________________
 Boats used to cross Missouri River were
made by women
Gender Stratification
Gender Stratification
Deviations
 Hunting among Mbuti ‘pygmies’
 Africa’s Ituri forest
 Women _______________
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Today men also hunt but their goal is centered
on obtaining bushmeat for market sales
Gender Stratification
Gender Roles &
Stratification
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Interconnected with ______________
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Generally observed when:
 _ subsistence contribution is lower than _
 Example: Foraging groups
 ____________________
 What happens when gathering
prominent?