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7.1 Explain how the way in which people are ranked within stratification system depends on events in the society’s history, its geographic location, its level of development in the world, and its political philosophy.

Video Link: An Introduction to Social Stratification

Audio Link: A Front

Web Resource: Social Stratification

7.2 Compare key ideas in the symbolic interactionist, rational choice, structural functional, and conflict perspectives on stratification.

Video Link: Functionalism vs Conflict Theory - Stratification

Audio Link: A Not-So-Simple Majority

Web Resource: Theories of Stratification

7.3 Describe how achieved and ascribed characteristics impact individuals’ life chances in the United States.

Video Link: Cultural Dimension: achieved status versus ascribed status

Audio Link: It’s Not the Product, It’s the Person

Web Resource: Ascribed Status vs. Achieved Status: The Case of Homelessness

7.4 Explain how family background, socialization, marriage, and education can impact social mobility.

Video Link: (Un)Living the American Dream: Factors Affecting Social Mobility

Audio Link: House Rules

Web Resource: Explaining the Relationship between Family Structure and Children’s Educational Outcomes

7.5 Compare the pluralist and power elite perspectives on stratification in the United States today.

Video Link: How the Elite Stay in Power  

Audio Link: Trends with Benefits

Web Resource: Social Power Theories

7.6 Illustrate how sociology can help us both understand and address inequality in society.

Video Link: Sociology of Social Inequality

Audio Link: Harper High School, Part One

Web Resource: Sociology of Social Inequality