Understanding Social Stratification

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What is social stratification?

Categorizing individuals or group of people based on factors such as power, wealth, and prestige.

Why do people have different status in life when they were born?

Due to social stratification, which categorizes individuals based on factors such as power, wealth, and prestige.

What is the concept of rich and poor familiar to?

Pinoy teleseryes, Korean dramas, and reality in society.

What does the concept of social stratification aim to achieve?

The layering of social classes from higher to lower. Signup and view all the answers

What is the hope for individuals belonging to any social class?

To still be grateful and live a life full of opportunities. Signup and view all the answers

What are the factors based on which individuals or group of people are categorized in social stratification?

Power, wealth, and prestige. Signup and view all the answers

What is social stratification?

Social stratification is the hierarchical arrangement and establishment of social categories, social groups, statuses, and their corresponding roles in the society. Signup and view all the answers

How many social classes is social stratification divided into?

Social stratification is divided into three social classes: Upper Class, Middle Class, and Lower Class. Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes the Upper Class in the society?

The Upper Class is described as elite individuals or groups who are prolific and successful in their respective areas, often stockholders and investors in well-known companies from different industries. Signup and view all the answers

Who are considered elite in the Upper Class of social stratification?

Individuals like Henry Sy, Sr. and Lucio Tan, Sr. are considered elite and belong to the Upper Class of social stratification. Signup and view all the answers

What professions are commonly associated with the Middle Class?

The Middle Class consists of mostly professional individuals or groups such as lawyers, doctors, managers, owners of small businesses, and corporate executives. Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes the lifestyle of the Middle Class?

The Middle Class is able to afford a comfortable lifestyle, living in spacious houses in the best suburbs, and valuing education as the most important measure of social status. Signup and view all the answers

Who are situated in the lowest part of the pyramid of social classes?

The Lower Class consists of skilled and unskilled artisans, farm employees, underemployed individuals, and indigent families. Signup and view all the answers

What challenges do people in the Lower Class face?

People in the Lower Class lack revenue or income, educational training, and a support network, which makes it difficult for them to find employment and make ends meet. Signup and view all the answers

According to sociologists and anthropologists, how did the stratification system start?

In earliest societies, people lived in hierarchical arrangements and established social categories, leading to the stratification system. Signup and view all the answers