one paragraph for  each concept original work Social Stratification What is social stratification? How is social class connected to social stratification? Summarize the four systems of stratification (provide examples of each).  Which stratification system(s) is likely to be  open and/or closed ? Which systems reflect ascribed and/or achieved status? Explain. Means of Production For Karl Marx, what is the  means of production  and who owns the means of production (explain and give examples)? Distinguish among the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. What is their relationship to the  means of production? Finally, describe and explain the following terms: class consciousness, dominant ideology and false consciousness. Weber's Definitions of Class, Status Group & Party Distinguish among Weber’s usage of the following terms: class, status group and party. Provide examples of each. Contrast Weber and Marx’s views of social class. Cultural Capital How is cultural capital linked to class differences?  How is cultural capital linked to power differences? Explain. Discuss cultural capital in relation to material, social and cultural resources. How is cultural capital expressed in attire, housing, vacations, food and sport? Note : Review the following terms: relative poverty, absolute poverty, socioeconomic status (SES), prestige and esteem. .

1. one paragraph for
each concept
original work
Social Stratification
What is social stratification? How is social class connected to
social stratification? Summarize the four systems of
stratification (provide examples of each). Which stratification
system(s) is likely to be
open and/or closed
? Which systems reflect ascribed and/or achieved status?
Explain.
Means of Production
For Karl Marx, what is the
means of production
and who owns the means of production (explain and give
examples)? Distinguish among the bourgeoisie and the
proletariat. What is their relationship to the means of
production? Finally, describe and explain the following terms:
class consciousness, dominant ideology and false consciousness.
Weber's Definitions of Class, Status Group & Party
Distinguish among Weber’s usage of the following terms: class,
status group and party. Provide examples of each. Contrast
Weber and Marx’s views of social class.
Cultural Capital
How is cultural capital linked to class differences? How is
cultural capital linked to power differences? Explain. Discuss
cultural capital in relation to material, social and cultural
resources. How is cultural capital expressed in attire, housing,
vacations, food and sport?
Note
: Review the following terms: relative poverty, absolute
poverty, socioeconomic status (SES), prestige and esteem.