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Families and Social Class
Chapter 4
Discussion Outline: Social Class and the Family• I. Social Stratification• What is Social Class?• Theories of Social Class• Social Class and Parenting Styles
• II. The American Class Structure
• III. Social Mobility and Class Persistence
Social Stratification=Social HierarchyThe
American Class system
Dimensions of class Stratification:-?-?-?-?-?-?
What do those towards the top of the class structure generally have that those towards the bottom do not?
I. Social Stratification
Jobs…Careers…Occupations
• Division of Labor• Process of determining who does what work and for what rewards…
• How do consensus theorists and conflict theorists view the division of labor much differently?
Theories of Social Class
Consensus (Functionalist) Theory
• Inequality seves an essential function for society…
Conflict Theory
• Inequality is the result of economic exploitation, in which the “haves” dominate over the “have nots”
• Unequal rewards reproduce an unequal system…
Theories of Social Class
Max Weber and Life Chances• The practical opportunity to achieve desired material conditions and personal
experiences.
Parents level of income/occupation
Child’s life chances/opportunities to succeed
I.e.: Educational opportunity/inequality
Changing Culture: Educational Inequality (High School Dropout and College Completion Rates)
Changing Culture: Educational Inequality (Differences in Earnings by Education)
• It’s not what you know, but who you know…
• Is this true?
Theories of Social Class
• Pierre Bourdieu and Social Capital• The access to resources one has by virtue of relationships and connections
within a social network
• Family and Family friends: Examples• http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-county-fire-family-20141026-story.html
Family Networks and Social Capital
Social Class and Parenting Practices
Annette Lareau and Class Parenting
• Concerted Cultivation
• Natural Growth
Discussion Outline: Social Class and the Family• I. Social Stratification• What is Social Class?• Theories of Social Class• Social Class and Parenting Styles
• II. The American Class Structure
• III. Social Mobility and Class Persistence