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GLOBAL STRATIFICATION compares the wealth, economic stability, status, and power of countries across the world, and also highlights worldwide patterns of social inequality within nations. Sociologists studying global stratification analyze economic comparisons between...

GLOBAL STRATIFICATION compares the wealth, economic stability, status, and power of countries across the world, and also highlights worldwide patterns of social inequality within nations. Sociologists studying global stratification analyze economic comparisons between nations. Income, purchasing power, and investment and ownership-based wealth are used to calculate global stratification. TFIICSTRINOA A STRATIFICATIO N RYHTO THEOR RGEED GENDE IIORELG RELIGIO TOSICE SOCIET  SOCIAL STRATIFICATION is a term used in the social sciences to describe: the relatives social position of persons in a given social group, category, geographical region or other social unit. it derives from the Latin stratum (plural strata, parallel, horizontal layers) referring to a given society’s categorization of its people into rankings of socio economics tiers  SOCIAL STRATIFICATION According to Raymond W. Murray “ Social Stratification is horizontal division of society into ‘higher’ and ‘lower’  SOCIAL STRATIFICATION According to Gisbert “Social Stratification is the division of society into permanent groups or categories linked with each other by the  SOCIAL STRATIFICATION “A stratified society is one marked by inequality, by difference among people that are evaluated by them as being ‘lower’ and ORIGIN OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION Hunting and Gathering Societies Horticultural, Pastoral, and Agricultural Societies Division of Labor and Job Specialization Industrialized Societies The Improvement of Working Conditions CAUSES OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION There are five basic points which gives clear idea about the causes of social stratification: 1.Inequality 2.Conflict 3.Power 4.Wealth 5.Instability CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION Social stratification may have the following characteristics: 1.Social stratification is universal 2.Stratification is social 3.it is ancient 4.It is in diverse forms 5.Social stratification is “During the period of Plato and Kautilya, they emphasis was the inequalities of social, political, and economic.  The ancient roman were divided into the PARTICIANS and PLEBIANS.  IMPACTS OF STRATIFICATION ON OUR LIFE It leads to inequality regarding... Health Sector Education Bounds individual actions Specification of social roles Social laws HEALTH SECTOR Expensive health care facilities VIP culture Different treatment quality Discriminating attitude of care providers Unequal distribution of clean water and safe environment in different zones of a city. Education Diff erent Education Systems Specifi c methods of teaching Out dated syllabus Language Confl icts Leads to job discriminations BOUNDS INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS Different Political Affiliation Limit our Opportunities to work Limit our perspective Stereotyping Labialization Stops one to ask Societal Laws Punishment amplification Traffic Rules Banks Policies Discrimination of Journalisms  Forms of Stratification Forms of stratification 1.The Slavery 2. The System Estate System  FORMS OF STRATIFICATION 3. The 4. The Caste Class System System  The Slavery System “ It is an extreme form of inequality in which some individuals are owned by others as their property.” The slaves have no political rights and he/she is socially despised. Slavery has always  The Estate System Estates is a type of stratification that existed in Europe during middle ages. This system has a long history. They were part of many traditional civilization. This system consisted of three main  The Caste System “ A person’s location in their social strata is ascribed by birth rather than based on individual accomplishments.” The system is maintained through ENDOGAMOUS MARRIAGE- the practice of marrying someone from within one's own tribe or group,  The Class System Industrial society gave rise to class based system of stratification. “ It is based on a combination of ascribed and achieved statuses.” A system of stratification of society on the basis of education, property, business/work etc. The Common Three- Stratum Model The UPPER CLASS is the social class composed of those who are wealthy, well-born, or both. They Usually wield the greatest political power. The MIDDLE CLASS is the most contested of the three categories, consisting of the broad group of people in contemporary society who fall socioeconomically between the lower  The LOWER or WORKING CLASS is sometimes separated into those who are employed as wage or hourly workers, and an underclass- those who are long-term unemployed and/or homeless, especially those receiving welfare from the stage. Members of the working class are sometimes called blue-collar workers.  Discrimina tion DISCRIMINATION is an unequal treatment of people based on their group membership, also perpetuates stratification. Prejudice is an attitude, discrimination is a behavior. Although the two may, and often do, occur together, they can also  Global Stratification Theory 01 ModernizationTheo. ry a model of economic and social development that explains global inequality in terms of technological and cultural differences. ( Structural- functionalism)  03. Modernization Theory Nations attain affluence by technology Cultures must encourage innovation Believes high- income countries assist in: Controlling population increase through birth control “technology” Increase food production through green “technology” Introduce industrialization and jobs Provide foreign aid  02 Dependency Theory. a model of economic and social development that explains global inequality in terms of the historical exploitation of poor nations by rich ones. ( Social-conflict)  04. Dependency Theory Colonial process helped enrich some and impoverish others, economic positions are linked. Poor nations are not simply lagging behind rich nations on the path to progress, exploitation is acceptable economics. Dependency involves (3) factors: 1.Narrow export economies 2.LAck of industrial capacity 3.Foreign debt (poor nations owe rich over 3 trillion)  Conclusion Social Stratification is a method of categorizing people in a society based on their economic, political, and social status. The end result of social stratification is based on merit, giving a form of organization.