Unit 7 Goals
During this unit, you will:
- Examine how social structures produce and reproduce inequality;
- Study systems of stratification and understand the differences between them;
- Assess theories of stratification;
- Appreciate the extent of inequality in American society, and look at characteristics of different social classes;
- Compare different types of social structure based on their openness and mobility.
Unit 7 Objectives
Upon completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Identify three systems of stratification and describe their differences;
- Name the social classes in American society and identify the characteristics of each;
- Describe how the very rich and the very poor live in the U.S., and some of the benefits and drawbacks of each status;
- Define social mobility and describe how social mobility operates in the U.S.
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