Social Stratification Flashcards
elite individuals or group (Henry Sy, Lucio C. Tan)
Upper Class
professional individuals
Middle Class
underemployed, indigent families
Lower Class
DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTIC OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
• Universal but variable
• Not a matter of individuals
• Persists across generation
• A social beliefs
FORMS OF STRATIFICATION SYSTEM
- Close System
- Open System
difference in opportunity, status and treatment among members of a given society.
Social Inequalities
SOCIAL STRATIFICATION IN SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
- Functionalism
- Conflict Theory
- Symbolic Interaction
the idea that systems in society exist for good reasons
Functionalism
promotes inequality, such as between rich and poor
Conflict
idea that social standing affects people’s everyday interactions
Symbolic Interaction
people can do little or nothing to change social standing of their birth.
Close System
people who share similar status based on factors like wealth, income, education, family background and occupation.
Open System
