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Social

Stratification

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-The term stratification ref ers to the 

dimensions of a society into layers or(strata).

- A society can be stratified along a

number of dimensions includingwealth, occupation, education, power, or prestige.

- It ref ers to the ranking of individuals

and groups in any society.

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-A patterned inequality the

division of society in such a waythat some people get more

rewards than others.-It is tends to be transmitted

from one generation to another.

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Societies evolve varied

system

Classifying

Categorizing

Ranking people into diff erent social classes

Possession of power or powerlessness

Prestige or lack of it

Dominance or inf eriority

That haves and the  have not's of society

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Three Components of Social

Stratification

1. Social class

-ref ers to a stratum or category of 

persons who have a similar socio-

economics privileges in the society.

- when individuals are assign based

on their occupation, education, income and wealth.

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Upper class

- ref ers to the familieswho are the most

productive and successful, they possess more wealth, 

power and prestige.

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Middle class- ref ers to

prof essionals whose incomes provide a

comfortable lif estyle.

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Lower class

- they are lack in income, education, and training, 

health care increase risk of violent crime.

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2. Social status-Michelle Maiese defines the 

term as the degree of honor

or prestige attached to onesposition in society.

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- the word status implies thatpeople may be said to occupy

high position when they cancontrol or influence others people conduct.

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Social status can be either

ascribed or achieved

Ascribed status-Is acquired at birth and

without effort, due to age sex, racial, ethnic and class

group.

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Achieved status

- Is acquired by choice or through 

merit and individual effort and ismade possible through specialabilities or talents performance or

opportunity.

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3. Social role

- ref ers to the expected or actualbehavior patterns that correspondswith status. There are diff erent

roles that society expect from itsmembers including genderstereotyping (masculine roles and

f eminine roles).

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Theories of Social

Stratification

Conflict t

heory- Disproportionate share of 

wealth, power and prestige. It

undertakes to depend andenhance their position of privilege.

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Functional theory- an evitable social phenomenon

in order to suitable individuals into

various occupations and hence toensure that the essential tasks of group lif e are performed.

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Types of Social Stratification

System Open class system

- better known as class system where 

people are ranked according to possession of economic resources, political power socialhonor or prestige.

Closed system

- is based on ascribed status, that isdepends at birth, family, origin, race creed, 

color, sex.

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