Sociology- Lecture #9 (Nov 18/09)
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The functional Theory of Stratification
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Some jobs are more important than others
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Jobs that are more important require more training and sacrifice
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To motivate talented people to undergo training and sacrifice, high rewards must be offered
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Therefore, stratification is necessary; it performs a useful function
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If you didn’t have inequality (e.g. people who get paid more than others), then who would want to undergo
sacrifices
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This theory forgets that there is a pool of people out there who can’t go to university because they can’t
afford it
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None of the “important” jobs will exist without the “non-important” jobs
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Governments and religious authority throughout the ages used taxes, ties, etc, to sustain themselves
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Historically, without people doing manual labour there won’t be universities which is where the lawyers,
doctors, and etc
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People can manipulate supply and demand
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Inheritance
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Carl Marx Theory of Stratification
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- Fall '08
- Coulaguori
- Sociology, Marxism, Karl Marx, Carl Marx, property owners
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