Davis and Moore in their Theory of Stratification claim that all societies are stratified, therefore inequality is a universal trait and not something that is only a part of certain societies. Instead all societies are stratified and have inequality, which in turn allows a society to function properly. Inequality is inevitable and will happen in all societies. Davis and Moore were interested in finding out why some positions are considered more important and have a higher precedence in society over others. Why do these said jobs also have a higher reward attached to them in comparison to other lines of work? One of the answers that they came up with was “Some positions are more functionally important than others and/or require more training
