Thoughts on Social Stratification.
1.To be able to simplify the view on social stratification, and inequality I would put it in this way. As we already know social stratification is a social hierarchy. The military would be a great example, because it provides a ranking system. In the enlisted side it starts out with the lower rank being airman first class, until they prove themselves to be good enough to move up in rank. (Years in service, passing of examination, earned EPR bullets, and putting together a good package). If in a certain amount of years these airmen do not move up in rank, they are viewed as inferior. So the ones who do move up consider themselves better than the ones in the bottom. Almost all societys evaluate people based …show more content…
Social capital today is social networking, social media, LinkedIn, and relationship with high class people. It can make a major difference in someone’s financial capital to blend in with the right groups of people. It is most likely the most important capital together with human capital to determine someone’s location in the social stratification system.
3. Davis and Moore theory of Social Stratification sounds good on paper. That is to say it makes perfect sense in theory. They indicate the necessity of social stratification, and they argue that individuals such as doctors have obtained a high status and high salaries because they spend many years training to be where they are at. So far so good. My only question is: If everyone in this nation had the same equal opportunities – to get a free education, to get into a good school no matter their background- would we still only have a small number of individuals obtain high status and high paying …show more content…
We studied it in our economy classes, social sciences, and history. Marxism played a major role in Capitalism. A great example of the weaknesses of Marxism would be shown in the book Animal Farm by George Orwell. “Animal Farm offers commentary on the development of class tyranny and the human tendency to maintain and reestablish class structures even in societies that allegedly stand for total equality” (Sparknotes.com). The novella illustrates how classes that are initially unified in the face of a common enemy, as the animals are against the humans, may become internally divided when that enemy is
1.To be able to simplify the view on social stratification, and inequality I would put it in this way. As we already know social stratification is a social hierarchy. The military would be a great example, because it provides a ranking system. In the enlisted side it starts out with the lower rank being airman first class, until they prove themselves to be good enough to move up in rank. (Years in service, passing of examination, earned EPR bullets, and putting together a good package). If in a certain amount of years these airmen do not move up in rank, they are viewed as inferior. So the ones who do move up consider themselves better than the ones in the bottom. Almost all societys evaluate people based …show more content…
Social capital today is social networking, social media, LinkedIn, and relationship with high class people. It can make a major difference in someone’s financial capital to blend in with the right groups of people. It is most likely the most important capital together with human capital to determine someone’s location in the social stratification system.
3. Davis and Moore theory of Social Stratification sounds good on paper. That is to say it makes perfect sense in theory. They indicate the necessity of social stratification, and they argue that individuals such as doctors have obtained a high status and high salaries because they spend many years training to be where they are at. So far so good. My only question is: If everyone in this nation had the same equal opportunities – to get a free education, to get into a good school no matter their background- would we still only have a small number of individuals obtain high status and high paying …show more content…
We studied it in our economy classes, social sciences, and history. Marxism played a major role in Capitalism. A great example of the weaknesses of Marxism would be shown in the book Animal Farm by George Orwell. “Animal Farm offers commentary on the development of class tyranny and the human tendency to maintain and reestablish class structures even in societies that allegedly stand for total equality” (Sparknotes.com). The novella illustrates how classes that are initially unified in the face of a common enemy, as the animals are against the humans, may become internally divided when that enemy is