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    Stratification is a "structured ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power in a society" (Witt 238). There are four major groups of stratification. They are slavery‚ castes‚ estates and social classes. In America‚ a perfect example of stratification as I know it‚ is upper‚ middle and lower class. The textbook breaks social class down even further into five categories in America: upper‚ upper-middle‚ middle‚ working‚ and under-class" (Witt 240). Throughout

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    The varying forms of social classes and stratification inevitably cause conflict in a society. While each type of society has benefits‚ as I read‚ only problems came to mind. In an egalitarian society‚ every member has an equal opportunity for success. There are no limits on race‚ gender‚ sex‚ etc. Morgan Fried describes egalitarianism by saying; “there are as many positions of prestige in any given age/sex grade as there are persons capable of filling them.” In theory‚ this would mean that everyone

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    that these civilizations were labor specialization‚ trade and monument works‚ social stratification and centralized authority. The Harappa for example‚ showed their central authority by their rulers. The Harappa civilization were ruled by wealthy merchants‚ landlords and spiritual leaders‚ who were showed their status through their collection of fine jewelry like obsidian and shells‚ thus depicting their social stratification‚ because only the rulers were rich. Everyone else beneath them didn’t have

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    How does Fitzgerald depict social stratification through setting and characterization in the Great Gatsby? The Great Gatsby‚ a text by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a literary text that revolves around many different themes like the American Dream‚ the emancipation of women‚ loss of moral values‚ justice‚ power and many more. One such theme that is prevalently presented throughout the text is the evident distinctions of social stratification. Social stratification has been prevalently developed through

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    agree that some people are too rich‚ while others are too poor. It’s all about in which social class you stand. Social stratification is part of our life; no one really pays attention because we are all too busy trying to make it in life. Watching “Gattaca” (1997)‚ actually opened my eyes and mind to so many things realizing that I’ve always known is just that I never really paid attention to it. Social stratification refers to the category that people is put in depending on where they stand economically

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    TO WHICH THE KENYAN SOCIETY CAN BE REGARDED STRATIFIED INTRODUCTION Social stratification refers to the ranking /ordering/classification of people in a society as determined by various parameters which includes language‚ gender‚ power‚ tribal affiliation‚ education‚ religion as a result of education. Stratification is wide spread in the Kenyan communities as a result affecting the economic‚ political and social relationship among the Different communities in Kenya‚ discussed below are

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    noted in the text that social status and class prevail there and play very significant roles concerning various issues in the light of American Dream. This classification is mainly an aftermath of World War One because of disillusionment and pursuit of wealth. Three types of social class people‚ upper class‚ middle class‚ and lower class‚ are nicely presented by Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby. The dominance of the rich over the poor is a noted effect of this social stratification in this novel. People

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    Social stratification is still very much present in today’s society. Research proves that social inequalities can cause problems in society which include increases in: homicide‚ infant death‚ obesity‚ teenage pregnancies‚ depression‚ anxiety‚ teen suicide‚ and an increase in incarceration rates (Clark‚ 2009). With this being said‚ I will discuss three areas that have been plaguing the United States since the beginning of time. Racism‚ gender inequalities‚ and class advantage are the biggest issues

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    creatures I now am raising. They are now a part of my life and they mean everything to me. I get to live my life with a curious hamster and now two wild guinea pigs who scream like banshees when a bag crinkles. Just the thought of having them run around my room for a long time makes me smile in delight. Were in the car driving to go pick up my new guinea pigs. But we have seemed to stop. are we here I shoot straight up and look around‚ cars fill the space and are close together. Traffic. We sat there

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    In the movie “Selma”‚ there is an abundance of examples of social stratification in the organization of human societies‚ in relation to gender‚ race‚ and socio-economic status in the film. First of all‚ I have realized while watching the film that all the blacks were treated very unfairly and couldn’t even get the chance to vote. Additionally‚ it didn’t matter if they were male or female they would get hit or “punished” for wanting their rights. Furthermore‚ I have noticed how everyone (except the

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