SEMESTER SPRING 2012
Cultural Anthropology (SOC401)
Assignment No. 02
Solution
Question 1
Social class is still alive; it has been changed in the form of weak and strong practices but it
is not totally dead. High and low-socioeconomic status is indicator of this class system in
societies. For example, working class exists in all the societies. Classlessness may be
changed in new concepts such as birth destinies have been changed into “efforts” which
determine the socio economic status of a person.
Question 2
According to conflict theorists, at a certain stage of development the material productive
forces of any society come into conflict with the existing frame work or structure of society.
Discrepancy between economic growth and unequal distribution of resources ultimately
cause the conflict between social classes sooner or later.
Therefore, it is assumed that real foundation of any society and social classes based on
economic structure. So, as per doctrine of conflict theorist there is no concept of classlessness
especially in capital societies. All over the world class culture still exists and economies of
the countries determine these classes.
Question 3
In this question student answer may vary according to their social class:
• Upper class
• Middle class
• Lower class
Usually, social class determines the probabilities concerning the fate we can expect in life.
From the time one is born till his death, opportunities and rewards are affected by class
position. For Example, poor nutrition for the mother may affect the health and vigor of the
fetus before birth, while poverty thereafter continues to handicap the poor. The lower class
person is not only likely to die prematurely but will also endure more days of illness during
a lifetime.
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