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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