Posted: February 16th, 2016

Explain how an individuals ascribed social class position at birth may affect what Max Weber called life chances

Explain how an individuals ascribed social class position at birth may affect what Max Weber called life chances, or the ability of an individual to attain the following good things that a society values:
good health care
longevity
a good job
security
status
wealth
power
prestige
Describe how life chances may affect an individual s life goals (positive or negative). In what ways may life chances be irrelevant? Give examples of how the concept of life chances operates in the following systems:
a caste system
a class system
a one party, Communist system (such as China)