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    Social stratification involves various inequalities within a gender, race, class. When considering the role of gender, race, and class in the social stratification system, it affects the organization system which is known for disparity based on the families’ income statutes, lack of resources, organization activity, and systematic inadequate government law. In the following essay I will focus how social stratification inequality effect families and individuals in the United States based on a gender

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    many ways social stratification affects our lives, it is important to look at individuals. There are so many ways that the factors of stratification can have an impact on our personal lives. Race, gender, and class are three of the biggest aspects that play a part in the way our lives function. Each major decision we make has an effect on society, whether that effect is major or not. First, I interviewed my father, Edward. He is a middle-aged white male, in the average-middle social class. He

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    sociologists mean by social stratification? Discuss its consequences for society and for individuals living within it. Illustrate and support your response with sociological argument and evidence. Sociologists have varying views on social stratification, therefore their approach to how it can impact society and individuals results in very different concepts. This piece of work will identify and discuss the key points which are significant to the sociological debate. Social Stratification is ‘a system

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    thesis states that social stratification has good consequences for society. They argue societies may have different occupations or tasks that these jobs differ in their importance to society. They believed this encourages people to work harder and be more efficient in their jobs, ultimately benefiting society. 2. List and define three different systems of stratification in society. The three different systems of social stratification in society are slavery, castes, and social classes. Slavery

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    which is called “Social Stratification and Inequality.” What made me willing to take this course is, I was desire to learn the causes and consequences of inequality due to me wanting to transform into a social worker. I believe as a social worker I would be working with a lot of diversity people in a wide range society so I would like to have a better and clear understanding of social stratification so I can carry out through life as well in my profession. What is social stratification? According to

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    Stratification: Social, Economic, Class, and Caste Social stratification is made up of hierarchical relationships among different groups of people. It is as though people are arranged in strata, or layers. Groups may be unequal with material resources, power, human welfare, education, and symbolic attributes. This social stratification began with the emergence of agriculture, but is now universally present. Stratification can be broken up into categories such as class, caste, age, and indigeneity

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    Social stratification, class systems, and ethnocentrism are all parts of our society that influence our thoughts of what is normal and what is outlandish. Social stratification is a system in which society ranks and organizes people into ranks to identify them. A class system is a system which classifies people based on their social position at birth and their achievements later in life. Ethnocentrism is the view that one’s own culture is “normal” and other cultures are odd; through ethnocentrism

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    Social stratification can be simply defined by stating that it is a system in which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy (Macionis, page 224). The concept of social stratification is based on four central principles, which are social stratification is a trait of society, not simply a reflection of individual differences, it carries over from one generation to the next, while it is universal, it is also variable, and social stratification involves not only inequality but beliefs as

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    based on their wealth, income, race and education known as the social stratification. Sociologist use this to determine the social standings of individuals within a society. Social stratification can also appear in much smaller groups. These groups such as the work place, schools, and businesses can “take the form of a distribution of power and authority down the ranks”. (Cole, 2017) The Caste system is also another form of stratification that one does not get a choice in. They are born into it and

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    Social stratification exists in almost all societies. On a global scale, countries are arranges in a stratified hierarchy of positions, with some possessing economic prosperity and political dominance while others experience social crises and financial hardships. The dimensions of both social class and inequality offers insights as to why social stratification persists. Social inequality is indicated by a high degree of disparity in income, wealth, power, prestige and other resources. It is characterised

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