Sociology / Unit 6 Soc 0824 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Systems of Stratification
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The idea
Stratification systems are classified by how position is assigned and whether it can change: closed systems fix position at birth, open systems permit movement.
In practice
A society where occupation is inherited operates differently from one where it is applied for.
Where people slip
No real society is purely open or purely closed; the terms mark ends of a range.
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