...Question Selecting Improvements Subjects Using Pareto Charts and Stratification: Starlight Homes, Inc is a building contractor specializing in upscale homes in the Southwest. Before each new home is sold, Starlight conducts a final inspection of the home and repairs any defects. In addition, Starlight receives a “punch list” of defects (to be corrected) complied by the buyers following the sale. Ricardo Alvarez, Starlight’s lead supervisor , has concluded that even if it should cost more to do work right in the first place, it will be a lot cheaper than going back later to fix defects. In an effort to reduce costs, improve the quality of Starlight’s home, and reduce the number of complaints after sale, Ricardo has assembled data from his final inspections and the punch lists for the last 20 homes sold. These data are listed in the following chart: Defect Type | Occurrences | Defect Type | Occurrences | Damaged walls | 13 | Doors | 14 | Exterior paint | 5 | HVAC | 11 | Plumbing | 33 | Roof | 3 | Caulking | 28 | Masonry | 2 | Electrical | 25 | Interior paint | 61 | Cabinetry | 12 | Landscaping | 16 | Woodwork | 46 | Fixtures | 7 | Construct a Pareto chart to illustrate the defect types by number of defect. Which two defect types appear to be the most significant? Should Ricardo focus his attention on these two categories of defects? Ricardo decided to stratify the Pareto chart by cost before making any decision. His bookkeeper developed the average cost...
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...Social Stratification in modern South Africa by Jabu Banda 512424 Introduction Max Weber viewed social stratification from three dimensions (Wright, EO): economic class, social status and power (party). According to Weber each of these dimensions had its own stratification: the economic, represented by income and access to goods and services, the social, represented by prestige and honour and the political, represented by power .Unlike Marx Weber paved the way for us to incorporate race and ethnicity dimensions in relation to social stratification. South Africa has always been and still is very much a society divided along racial lines. There has however been a gradual but undeniable shift from a society divided along race under apartheid towards division along economic class post 1994. We can attribute this shift largely to the significant political landscape change but we still need a deeper understanding of the forces driving this shift. This paper will therefore attempt to analyze modern day South African society in relation to Weber’s model of social stratification with the view establish its validity and relevance in a local context. We are presented by opportunity to perhaps explore impact this shift has had economically. In other words what the impact has been on access to products and services, media, health, education and so forth. The dimension of power and politics was very central to Weber’s theory, it is therefore natural that we examine the impact the shift...
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...class cancelled Social class and stratification in Canada Essay topics 1250 words, 5-10 references 1. Sociological Imagination” of your life, gender, family, ses, ethnic, migration 2. Sociological Analysis of a current event Toronto star – police violence, poverty , loss ofmanufacturing jobs 3 other topics of personal interest or HR Interest Annotated bibliography due July 10l 50 – 150 words on 4 research sources; proposal includes theses and outline What does sociology know about this Chapter focus: how are the lives of Canadians affected by social inequality how do prestige , power and wealth determine socialclass? What roles does occuptational structure play in a functionalist perspective What is social stratification? the hierarchical arragngement of a large social groups based on their control over basic resources “Life changes” the extent to which individuals have access to important societal resources such as food, clothing, shelter, education and health (102) Stratification systems are described as being closed or open closed: the boundaries between levels in the hierarchies of social stratification are rigid and peoples position are set by ascribed status Open: the boundaries between levels in the hierarchies of social stratification are flexible and may be influenced (positively and negatively) by people’s achieved status Social mobility the movement of individuals or groups from one level in a stratification system to another Intergenerational...
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...Social stratification exists in America because the wealth and power belongs to a small portion of the population. Wealthy people possess an enormous amount of power over the political system and are held in high esteem by our society. There is a general feeling that those who are wealthy and powerful are superior to the average person. Social stratification involves not only socio-economic inequality, but the belief system held by people in America. A stratified society exists when there is an unequal distribution of wealth, power and prestige. In American society, political power and wealth are not distributed equally (Johnson, 1996). Paul Krugman is an economist and author of the book, 'The Spiral of Inequality' (1996). Krugman believes corporate greed, the decline of organized labor and changes in the way goods are produced are the causes of the growing social and economic inequality in the United States (Anderson, 2003). There is an unspoken general agreement in America that certain occupations deserve higher wages and more respect. Professions, such as physicians, lawyers, athletes and actors, are held in high esteem, whereas custodians, waitresses and trash collectors are considered professions that are not worthy of respect or praise and require minimal skill or intelligence. America most definitely needs skilled physicians and lawyers, but it also needs custodians, trash collectors and others who perform much needed tasks in order for society to thrive and function...
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...The topic area of public safety is based on two substantive areas: (1) bullying is an epidemic among all American students with roots in social maladjustments based on sociodemographic conflicts within key groups, and (2) the need for more violence prevention and proactive social intervention where collaboration and educational prominence need to be modeled, implemented, and acknowledged by educators. The conflict theory of social stratification is applicable when it comes to the challenges bullying creates for public safety because the conflict is rooted in the subjugation of those who lack something valued within the social hierarchy of schools (i.e. physical development, socioeconomic status, sources of popularity) – the victims— by aggressive, often socially challenged bullies who possess what may be desired or valued by popular consensus among peers of similar sociodemographic background. Espelage and Holt (2001) in “Bullying and Victimization During Early Adolescence Peer Influences and Psychosocial Correlates” address social stratification within schools that enable more instances of bullying. This is basically an example for the haves versus the have-nots.. However, with this pattern of behavior in mind, what follows often results in victims becoming bullies themselves. In essence, these victim-bullies attack individuals they see as weaker, venting their own anger and insecurity ...
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...lowest rung of the poverty class in America. Angela understood what it was like living in poverty, so much so that she chose to no longer tolerate this lifestyle. Looking down upon other women who have grown accustomed to their life in poverty Angela took a stand and vowed to get herself out. Her actions proved successful as she is now a registered nurse, but this is more than just a story of living the “American dream.” This is a story that gives us insight to the process legitimation of poverty in America. The process of legitimation is the way in which the system of social stratification, the level of inequality, and the power of the elites in society are made acceptable to the general population. (Kerbo 2011) The process of legitimation can be explained by two processes, the micro and the macro. One of the main factors in the macroprocess of legitimation is the mass media. Most of the major mass media organizations in the United States are in the hands of the upper class and major corporations. The Disney Corporation for example owns ABC, ESPN, A&E and Lifetime. General Electric on the other hand owns NBC, 26 television stations in the U.S. and much more. (Kerbo 2011) These conglomerates control most of the prime-time viewing in the U.S. today. This is a problem due to the fact that most of the news that we receive is “filtered,” meaning that the news being presented to the public favors the elites and their...
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...Joe Cohan History 251 Writing Assignment #1 As human beings age, the opportunity to move up through the social hierarchy seems to disappear. In Gordon S. Wood’s biography, The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin, he tells a unique story that allows us to take a deeper look into almost every social class of the 18th century. As Franklin makes his way through the social hierarchy, Gordon Wood paints a picture of what society was like and how it works around Franklin. Franklin portrays this hierarchy through his own work and his interactions with other members of society. Also as Franklin moves up the social ladder, Wood gives different perspectives from Franklin on his social standing and how he is a “self-made man”. From being a child of a lower-class family to becoming a huge influence on the Revolutionary War, Benjamin Franklin is one of the most interesting Founding Fathers. Starting with Franklin’s father, who has one of the lowliest jobs as a candle and soap maker, the social hierarchy begins at the bottom and with all of the artisan jobs that fall into that category. Franklin being the 15th of 17 children in the family shows that low class families were very large in size, making it very difficult for the youngest children of the family to gain any property or status. Primogeniture being the custom of the American colonies in the early 18th century makes it difficult for Ben Franklin to advance, putting him at a disadvantage. This disadvantage only helps to...
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...Natalay Goldstein Theory and Practice of Arts Management February 5, 2013 “Highbrow Lowbrow” One thing that stood out to me in “Highbrow Lowbrow” was the brief discussion of the origin of the terms highbrow and lowbrow. Levine states that the terms “were derived from the phrenological terms ‘highbrowed’ and ‘lowbrowed,’ which were prominently featured in the nineteenth-century practice of determining racial types and intelligence by measuring cranial shapes and capacities.” This system of classification posited a hierarchy of human intelligence and capability from “Human Idiot” on the bottom to “Civilized” and finally “Caucasian” at the very top. Looking at the origin of the terms through this lens, we can see how art and culture became symbols of higher forms of human life and were closely tied to class definitions and identities. Race and class are interestingly intertwined. The “lower” races have always occupied the lower social classes in American society, and the distinction in the ability to appreciate “real” culture is linked to the upper, more cultivated, classes. It is revealing that culture would be defined along the lines of innate human capacity and intelligence. Levine argues that in the nineteenth-century, art was more democratic and enjoyed by people of all classes and somewhat diverse races. With the distinction of “highbrow” and “lowbrow” there is a connection to the ability, or lack thereof, of the lower classes to appreciate and derive real value...
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...Social Mobility Curtis J. Goode Professor Suzanne Weber Intro to Sociology August 7, 2011 Intergenerational social mobility means a change in social standing between generations. As I was growing up, I lived in a very low income neighborhood. The area in which I lived in was very dangerous at times, especially at night. We could not afford an alarm system because my father was the only one who was working at that time. However, we did have steel bars on our windows and doors to try and keep the burglars out. My father also would also keep a licensed gun in his nightstand by the bed. My mother would get my sister and I up so that we could get ready for school. She would make sure that we had a good breakfast and have our clothes out so we would have something clean to wear. She would then walk us school so that we would not be scared or harassed. After school was over my mother would be outside waiting on my sister and I so that she could walk us back home. Once we were home we really could not go outside to play because there were people outside selling and buying drugs right down the street. Our parents did not want us to see or possibly have a chance for the drug dealers to get a hold of us and try to give us drugs. If we did go outside to play, one or both of our parents would have to be outside with us. When my sister and I became older my mother started working to help my father with the bills and to have some more money coming in so that we could try and get out...
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...Chapter I The Problem and Review of Related Literature Background of the Study Socioeconomic status plays a big role to the people within the society. It is about the individuals’ position in the social hierarchy wherein the hierarchy includes low, middle and high socioeconomic status. The people who are in the low socioeconomic status are living in a poverty line and they cannot sustain their needs while the people who are in the high socioeconomic status they are living in a good life and can get the things they need and also want. Social classification is built along with many parameters or measure like education, properties, cars, salaries and others by this they can be classified to their respective class in the society (Keene, 2010). Socioeconomic status has a great impact when it comes to relating it about the development of self esteem of the individuals because there are some determinants that may also link to this like the interpersonal, intrapersonal and the socio-cultural factors. These determinants will help in shaping the individuals self-esteem it can either become high or low self esteem depending on how they were developed by these determinants. Self esteem presents the peoples’ typical desire like to be accepted and valued by others. Self esteem can affect every aspect of individual’s lives. Self esteem is a very important factor in the performance of a person which determines whether the person will be satisfied in the job or not and also because it...
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...Social Stratification | SOC 100 Week 5 Part 1: Introduction to Sociology – Social Stratification | Slide # | Slide Title | Slide Narration | Slide 1 | Introduction | Welcome to Introduction to Sociology. In this lesson we will introduce and discuss Social Stratification.Next slide. | Slide 2 | Topics | The following topics will be covered in this lesson:What Is Social Stratification?;Caste and Class Systems;The Functions of Social Stratification;Stratification and Conflict; andSocial Stratification: Facts and Values.Next slide. | Slide 3 | What Is Social Stratification? | Social stratification is a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy. The study of social stratification across cultures shows that it has four basic principles.First, Social stratification is a trait of society. While personal ability and achievement play an important role in a person’s position in the stratification hierarchy, it is also a function of the social organization one operates under. As an example, children who are born into a wealthy family are more likely to enjoy good health, do well in school, succeed in a career, and live a long life.Second, Social Stratification persists over generations. We can see that stratification influences society by observing how parents pass along their social position to their children. Social mobility, a change in one’s position in the social hierarchy, is a product of a high-income society, but it is constrained by the social...
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...Global Stratification Learning Objectives • Define social stratification and explain why it is sociologically significant. • Describe and provide examples of the four major systems of social stratification. • Discuss the relationship between gender and social stratification. • Describe the major points of disagreement between Karl Marx and Max Weber regarding the meaning of social class in industrialized societies. • As articulated by Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore, list the functions that social stratification provides for society. • Discuss Melvin Tumin's rebuttal to Davis and Moore's functionalist view of social stratification. • Explain the conflict perspective's view of social stratification as it relates to class conflict and scarce resources. • Evaluate Gerhard Lenski's attempt to synthesize the functionalist and conflict perspectives' views on social stratification. • Define ideology and understand how elite classes use it to maintain social stratification. • Compare the social stratification system in Great Britain and the former Soviet Union to the social stratification system in the United States. • Identify the major characteristics associated with the Most Industrialized Nations, Industrializing Nations, and Least Industrialized Nations. • Describe and evaluate the major theories pertaining to the origins of and maintenance of global stratification. Chapter Summary Social stratification is...
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...class. As stated in our textbook, social class studies the inequality that results from social relationships. Society has a stratification system. As discussed in class, stratification is the classification of individuals and ranking, on an inferiority and superiority scale. Individuals such as Taylor and Sam, are stratified by neighborhood, income, education, and more. With these classifications, society is able to determine who has a better chance in life. Referring back to our class discussion on Max Weber, his concept of “Life Chances” gives reasoning as to why Taylor has a better chance of succeeding than Sam. His concept states that “Life chances are opportunities an individual has of fulfilling their potential in life.” This means that individuals ranked higher in the stratification system have better “Life Chances”, than those ranked lower. Taking a look at Taylor and Sam’s neighborhood background, Sam is from a small town in rural Arkansas as compared to Taylor who is from Naperville, an upper- middle class suburb of Chicago. Taylor’s neighborhood have more stability such as services, recreational programs, and access to more things than Sam’s, whose neighborhood will have less stability. Based on their neighborhood background, Sam is less likely to succeed than Taylor, in the stratification system. Income is another category in the stratification system that classifies individuals. Those who have a wealthy income, will result in a better life-style, services, education...
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...Inequalities in Society P1 The society that we live in today isn’t equal, inequalities can be seen in every corner of the earth and there are a whole multitude of different explanations and factors that are causing this. When we talk about an unequal society we are referring to the why one person can and will achieve things such as obtaining their dream job and or fulfilling their lives ambition. But another person with just as much drive and determination, ability and intelligence as the previously stated, one who is equal to any other but does not live a life that holds the same opportunities as everyone else. For a very basic example we state that individuals of different ethnicity will have their thoughts and desires held at higher or lesser importance purely because of where they are from, this is called marginalisation. Stereotyping and prejudices are often interlinked but they are different and both play the part in inequalities, stereotyping being the act of assuming an idea and or image of something or someone while prejudice is a preconceived idea or perception that is formed without any actual experience. Discrimination and labelling are also major factors that can breed inequality, treating somebody different or valuing them differently based on a specific factor about them or assigning them to a category for the same reasons. From all of the above people can develop an attitude towards and person or thing, an example of this would be that say an individual is...
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...Women In The Society Women In The Society I am a cleansing cleaning woman and for macrocosm one, thither is no snowy or black, in that location is no he or she, there are no cultures, no religions. I am a woman and for being one, ein truththing is the same - everything is balanced. For being a woman, I believe in equality - in the right of all individual to be whatever he/she motivations to be. Ang Pantasya ni Eba is a very raise article; it entices you to venture out on uncharted seas, to baste the world upside down, to re-examine the coordinate of our societies and to question the very spirit we have established as proper. It made me name through the write rs eyes and perhaps her commence the kind of life women are bound to. In the proto(prenominal) years, no woman was allowed to study. No woman was allowed to participate as a citizen. She had no right, no place in politics. She was believed to be weak - physically and mentally. She dependent on the man - for a woman cannot nourish herself. But - she goes around town wearable all the ri...If you want to get a full essay, allege it on our website:OrderEssay.net omen In The Society Women In The Society I am a cleanup spot cleaning woman and for macrocosm one, thither is no tweed or black, thither is no he or she, there are no cultures, no religions. I am a woman and for being one, ein truththing is the same - everything is balanced. For being a woman, I believe in equality - in the right of any individual to be whatever...
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