Social Stratification
Do you believe that there is Social Inequality? What is then Social Inequality?
Social Inequality – describes a condition in which members of a society have different amounts of wealth, prestige, or power.
One form of Social Inequality is Social Stratification.
Social stratification – when a system of social inequality is based on a hierarchy (any systems of persons or things where one is ranked above another) of groups. * A structured ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power in a society.
In our report, we will focus on Social Stratifications and its consequences.
Systems of Stratification 1. Slavery – the most extreme form of legalized social inequality for individuals or groups * Enslaved individuals are owned by other people * This human beings are treated as property, just as if they were pets or appliances. 2. Castes – hereditary systems of rank, usually religiously dictated, that tend to be fixed and immobile. * Caste membership is established at birth; children automatically assume the same position as their parents. It generally determines one’s occupation or social roles. Example of a lower caste: Dons, whose main work is cremating bodies. * This type of system is mostly found in India. In India, there are four major castes, called VARNAS. A fifth category of outcastes, the UNTOUCHABLES, are considered to be so lowly and unclean as to have no place within this system of stratification. 3. Estates – was associated with feudal societies during the Middle Ages. * The estate system, or feudalism, required peasants to work land leased to them by nobles in exchange for military protection and other services. * The basis for the system was the nobles’ ownership of land, which was critical to their superior and privileged status. * It is also inherited. 4. Social Classes/Class System – a social ranking based primarily on economic position in which achieved
Social Inequality – describes a condition in which members of a society have different amounts of wealth, prestige, or power.
One form of Social Inequality is Social Stratification.
Social stratification – when a system of social inequality is based on a hierarchy (any systems of persons or things where one is ranked above another) of groups. * A structured ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power in a society.
In our report, we will focus on Social Stratifications and its consequences.
Systems of Stratification 1. Slavery – the most extreme form of legalized social inequality for individuals or groups * Enslaved individuals are owned by other people * This human beings are treated as property, just as if they were pets or appliances. 2. Castes – hereditary systems of rank, usually religiously dictated, that tend to be fixed and immobile. * Caste membership is established at birth; children automatically assume the same position as their parents. It generally determines one’s occupation or social roles. Example of a lower caste: Dons, whose main work is cremating bodies. * This type of system is mostly found in India. In India, there are four major castes, called VARNAS. A fifth category of outcastes, the UNTOUCHABLES, are considered to be so lowly and unclean as to have no place within this system of stratification. 3. Estates – was associated with feudal societies during the Middle Ages. * The estate system, or feudalism, required peasants to work land leased to them by nobles in exchange for military protection and other services. * The basis for the system was the nobles’ ownership of land, which was critical to their superior and privileged status. * It is also inherited. 4. Social Classes/Class System – a social ranking based primarily on economic position in which achieved