Transcript Social Status

Social Status
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Society ranks it
member - called Social
stratification or social
class
 The position a person
holds is their Social
Status
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When we change
status, this known as
mobility
 upward
 downward
 horizontal
Social class
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When we move from
one status to another
we change social class
 There are three classes
in our society and we
can move between
them
 upper, middle, lower
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Some societys have
more difficulty
moving from one class
to another
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ex - India’s caste
system
Communication
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Definition: making,
keeping, and changing
relationships with
others
 two levels:
 verbal level
• tone of voice
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Non verbal
communication
without words
Non verbal communication
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‘Actions speak louder
than words” explain
How:
clothes,
body position
facial expression
how you use time and
space- territoriality
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Over 90 percent of
communication is
thought to be nonverbal