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What is social Stratification? In any society, each individual occupies several ---. The total number of such statuses a person holds, makes up what is termed as his, or her --- within each society. There are many persons who occupy roughly the same station, and thus, they divide the population into ---or---. This phenomenon is known as ---.
Those in the upper strata of a society, enjoy more ---4, than persons in the lower strata of the society. |
statuses
station
horizontal layers, or strata
social stratification
prestige, honour, wealth, and authority |
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Generally speaking, social stratification refers to the---, in terms of amounts of certain ---, associated with these positions. The important and desirable things in most societies are related to ---3. |
ranking of social positions desirable things wealth, prestige, and power |
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Wealth, may be defined as an ability to produce --- and/or--- , such as real ---.
Prestige refers to the ---and---, one commands in the society.
Power refers to the ability of the individual, to ----- in a social life. |
income and/or inherited valubles estate
style of life, and the respect
control or dominate the course of events |
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Social stratification, hence, involves --- in a society. The higher the rank of a given position, the more --- one can get, by holding that position.It may be noted the phenomenon of stratification occurs in all groups from ---to---. |
inequality desirables families to entire societies |
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In the stratified structure of a society, it is generally the ---, that is ranked. For example, a father may have the highest rank within his own family, but his rank in the larger society, usually depends upon his ---. |
social position of a person's occupation occupation |
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A person's ---3, all depends upon the amount of position he holds, in the stratification system. |
educational opportunities, physical comforts, and influence over others |
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Social problems like, ---and---, are essentially problems of social stratification. |
presence of poverty in the midst of plenty, and the patterns of conflict among different ethnic groups |
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This implies that, as a general rule, poverty in a society does not exist because of the ---, but, because of the ---. |
lack of material wealth highly unequal distribution of wealth |
