In the following essay I’ll be describing social stratification and distributive systems and how they compare to social and political stratification. “Social stratification means that’s inequality has been harden or institutionalized, and there is a system of social relationships that determines who gets what, and why” pg.10 (Kerbo, 2012). A system such as social stratification also means that rules have been established that shows why rewards or distributed and why they are distributed in a certain manner. Social stratification has been characterized by social class which groups individuals with those of similar income and political economic interest. The upper class make up the wealthy members of society and have the most political power.
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An estate system is formalized to give justification created by the law. “Three estates were defined by law the priestly class (the first estate); the nobility (the second estate); and commoners (or everyone else including artisans, merchants, and peasants), who accounted for the lowest rank the third estate pg.60 (Kerbo, 2012). A caste system shares a few similarities to social stratification and also some differentials. A common amongst both social stratification and the caste system they established guideline and principals to follow. A difference of the two social caste doesn’t believe in one leader everyone is a leader when it comes to social …show more content…
Social and economic stratification both have interesting stances on political power. “Contemporary studies of political power have often been based on the belief that the major determines in the struggle for power may be asserted by analyzing social stratification of a society, this belief is supported by the following serious of more and less tacit assumptions; the ideas and actions of men are conditioned by their social and economic position In society” (Bendix, 2012). In a society that gives to the rich and take from the power politics plays a major role that this theory is true based on the way are world is today. Government officials rather it’s the president, head of state, or even the senate need to improved income give fair
An estate system is formalized to give justification created by the law. “Three estates were defined by law the priestly class (the first estate); the nobility (the second estate); and commoners (or everyone else including artisans, merchants, and peasants), who accounted for the lowest rank the third estate pg.60 (Kerbo, 2012). A caste system shares a few similarities to social stratification and also some differentials. A common amongst both social stratification and the caste system they established guideline and principals to follow. A difference of the two social caste doesn’t believe in one leader everyone is a leader when it comes to social …show more content…
Social and economic stratification both have interesting stances on political power. “Contemporary studies of political power have often been based on the belief that the major determines in the struggle for power may be asserted by analyzing social stratification of a society, this belief is supported by the following serious of more and less tacit assumptions; the ideas and actions of men are conditioned by their social and economic position In society” (Bendix, 2012). In a society that gives to the rich and take from the power politics plays a major role that this theory is true based on the way are world is today. Government officials rather it’s the president, head of state, or even the senate need to improved income give fair