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NOTES ON SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
Inequality is viewed in terms of the distribution of sare !oods
Soiety is divided into a number of strata or layers
"eo#le are ran$ed aordin! to% &EALT' ( how muh of the resoures of soiety are owned by ertain
individuals)
"RESTI*E ( the de!ree of honor one+s #osition evo$es)
"O&ER ( the de!ree to whih one direts, mana!es or dominates others)
-iews on Soial Stratifiation%
The Conservative -iew
The Liberal -iew
Ori!in of the Cone#t of Inequality% Aordin! to Rousseau
Aordin! to *ustav Shmeller
.in!sley /avis 0 &ilbert 1oore
Elements of Soial Stratifiation%
CLASS 2 1ar3 4
The division of #eo#le in soiety by their relationshi# to the means of
#rodution)
STAT5S
The soial #osition that an individual ou#ies in a soiety) "O&ER
Ability of an individual to !et other #eo#le to do 6 what he wants them
to do with or without their onsent 6)
Ty#es%
5##er Class
They are the very rih and onsists of the elite families who are
suessful in a!riulture, industry and !overnment)
5##er 5##er
5##er 1iddle
Lower 5##er
1iddle Class
Inludes small business and industry owners and mana!ers,
#rofessionals, offie wor$ers and farm owners) Eduation is the main
indiator of soial status)
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Lower Class
The lar!est in number and live on a subsistene level)
5##er Lower
Lower Lower
.IN/S OF STRATIFICATION%
CLOSE/ SOCIET7
ESTATE S7STE1
O"EN SOCIET7
A""ROAC'ES IN T'E ST5/7 OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION%
• LIFEST7LE A""ROAC'
o Rereational ativities
o 1aterial #ossessions
o Or!ani8ational affiliations
o Shools attended
• RE"5TATIONAL A""ROAC'
o "eo#le they $now in the ommunity
o Residene ty#e of the res#ondents
• S59:ECTI-E A""ROAC'
• O9:ECTI-E A""ROAC'
• OCC5"ATION "RESTI*E A""ROAC'
C'ARACTERISTICS OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION% It is soial
It is anient
It is ubiquitous
It is diverse in its forms
It is onsequential
EFFECTS OF SOCIAL CLASS%
Family Life
Child rearin!
Eduation "olitial outloo$
health
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