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    DISCUSS TO ASSESS THE APPLICABILITY OF THE CONFLICT THEORY IN EXPLAINING STRATIFICATION. ‘Stratification’ is a term used to characterize a structure of inequality where individuals occupy differentiated structural positions and the positions are situated in layers (or strata) that are ranked hierarchically according to broadly recognized standards .( Durlauf 1999) The conflict theory in relation to social stratification argues that stratification‚”reflects the distribution of power in society

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    A functionalist view of stratification views stratification as necessary for a society to function efficiently which enables it to reach its full potential economically and socially. Functionalists view society as a set of interconnected parts which work together to form a whole. (Haralambos et al 1996) Institutions are part of the social system they are a prime contributor to the maintenance of a society. The functionalist view has been criticised‚ this essay seeks to explore some of these criticisms

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    THE PHENOMENON OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION. Social stratification refers to the presence of distinct social groups which are ranked one above the other in terms of factors such as prestige and wealth (Haralambos & Holborn‚ 2004). Those who belong to a particular group or stratum will have some awareness of common interests and a common identity. They also share a similar lifestyle which‚ to some extent‚ will distinguish them from members of other social strata (Lenski‚ 1984)

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    Social Stratification can be seen everywhere around us from our schools to government agencies to even our homes. Social Stratification refers to the placement of people in society into a hierarchical arrangement. It is an actual part of our social system that represents the differentiation of opportunities that we receive in our everyday lives. The idea of hierarchy emerged in the 17th and 18th century by sociologist Hobbes and Locke and it was through these sociologists that people realized that

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    Social Stratification * Refers to the ranking individuals and groups in any given society * Tends to be transmitted from one generation to another * Is the hierarchical arrangement and establishment of social categories that may evolve into social groups as well as of statuses and their corresponding roles * May be viewed as a social structure‚ as a social process‚ or as a social problem Basic Concepts of Inequality 1. Attributions – attributions play a very vital role in social

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    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

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    SOCIAL SCIENCE 101 (Society and Culture with Population Education) Unit IV. Social Stratification Meaning of Social Stratification When sociologists speak of stratification‚ they are referring to social inequality and social ranking‚ thus‚ stresses the differences among people. Is an institutionalized pattern of inequality in which social categories ranked on the basis of their access to scarce resources. Is the hierarchy arrangement and establishment of social categories that evolve

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    Social Stratification: Impacting Positions in Society Social stratification is vertical hierarchical arrangement which differentiate people as superior or inferior. Societies are stratified in three ways which are‚1) Social Class; 2) Racial and Ethnic stratification; and 3) Gender. 1) Social Class: According to Karl Marx‚ Class society is based around a primary line of division between two antagonistic classes‚ those who owns the means of production and those who do not own. Comer added to it

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    Social Stratification A. What is Social Stratification? 1. Social stratification is defined as a system by which society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy a. There are four fundamental principles of stratification: • Social stratification is a characteristic of society -- not just due to individual differences • Social stratification persists over generations • Yet‚ most societies allow some sort of social mobility or changes in people ’s position in a system of social stratification

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    SOCIAL STRATIFICATION Definitions  Social Stratification: the systematic ranking/ hierarchy of social positions whose occupations are treated as superior‚ equal or inferior to one another.  Social Strata: groups of persons who occupy positions of same or similar rank.  Open system: a social system is „open‟ to outsiders if and insofar as its system of order does not deny participation to anyone who wishes to join and is actually in a position to do so.  Closed system:

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