Sociology / Unit 6 Soc 0821 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Social Stratification
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The idea
Social stratification is a society's arrangement of its members into a hierarchy of layers with unequal access to resources, power, and prestige.
In practice
Two people born in the same country begin with different housing, schooling, safety, and expected lifespan.
Where people slip
Stratification is a property of the society, not a ranking of the individuals inside it.
Your place on the trail
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- 0822"Stratification Reflects Individual Merit"
- 0824Systems of Stratification
- 0835"The United States Is a Classless Society"
- 0857The Davis-Moore Thesis
- 0860Conflict Theory on Stratification
- 0862Symbolic Interactionism on Stratification
- 0866Global Stratification
- 0890Two Households
- 1046Majority and Minority Groups
- 1115Gerontology
- 1148Age Stratification Theory
- 1906A School Sorts Its Students: Method, Stratification, and Credentialing
- 1946Three Generations: A Family Across the Whole Course
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