{"id":1041,"date":"2020-02-18T09:06:12","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T09:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcisnotes.com\/thirdsemester\/?p=1041"},"modified":"2021-06-14T08:31:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T08:31:38","slug":"social-stratification-social-stratification-bcis-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcisnotes.com\/thirdsemester\/fundamentals-of-sociology\/social-stratification-social-stratification-bcis-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Stratification || Social Stratification || Bcis Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Social Stratification<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Social stratification is the hierarchical ranking of social groups based on unequal levels of wealth, power, and social status. Differentiation is the law of Nature, it is in the case of human society. Human Society is not homogeneous but heterogeneous. No two individuals or societies are exactly alike.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Concepts of Social Stratification<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Men have long dreamed of communism(egalitarian) in society, a society in which all members are equal. But the egalitarian society remains a dream.<\/li>\n<li>The process of social division on the basis of different castes, classes, ages, genders, occupations, professions, religions, cultures, etc is called social stratification.<\/li>\n<li>According to sociologists the level of Stratification was simple and narrow in primitive society. That society was stratified on the basis of age, sex, and Capacity of an individual.<\/li>\n<li>But later, Society was Stratified economically after the Ownership of property, Such as possession of lands by the landlords. Then the concept of social class emerged.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thus, stratification is simply a process of interaction of differentiation whereby some people come to rank higher than others.<br \/>\nThose are some of the <strong>definitions<\/strong> by some renowned sociologists:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ogburn and Nimkoff:<\/strong> \u201cThe process by which individuals and groups are ranked in a more or less enduring hierarchy of status is known as stratification .\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gisbert<\/strong> \u201csocial stratification is the division of society into permanent groups of categories linked with each other by the relationship of superiority and subordination\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Raymond W. Murry<\/strong> \u201cSocial stratification is a Horizontal division of society into higher and lower social units\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Characteristics of Social Stratification:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>It is Social- Biological traits that do not determine social superiority and inferiority until they are socially recognized and given importance.<\/strong><br \/>\nFor example; the Owner of an industry attains a dominant position not by his physical strength nor by his age, but having the socially defined trait<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>It is Ancient- Stratification was present even in Ancient Civilization<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Age, sex was the main criterion of stratification.<\/li>\n<li>similarly, the Difference between Rich and Poor, powerful and humble, Freeman and slaves, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3. <strong>It is Universal<\/strong>&#8211; It is a worldwide phenomenon, the difference between rich and poor, haves and Haves-not are found everywhere. Even in a non-literate society.<br \/>\nAs Sorokin has said, \u201call permanently organized groups are stratified.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>4. <strong>Diverse in Nature<\/strong>&#8211; It has never been uniform in all societies. For example;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>In Aryan Society<\/strong> 4 Division exists- Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Sudras. Where<\/li>\n<li><strong>In<\/strong> <strong>Ancient Greek,<\/strong> society divides between Freeman and Slaves.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In American Society<\/strong>, the stratification was based on racial traits at the same time in <strong>Nepal and India Caste<\/strong> system was rooted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>5. <strong>Similarly, caste, class, state, etc are the major forms of stratification.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6. <strong>The nature of Stratification is differing as per society.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7. <strong>It always consists of inequality<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>8. <strong>Social Stratification is both Horizontal and vertical<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>9. <strong>Marxists<\/strong> consider stratification as a result of exploitation but functionalists consider it a common and simple process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Types of Social Stratification:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Social Caste<\/li>\n<li>Social Class<\/li>\n<li>Ethnics<\/li>\n<li>Gender<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table width=\"960\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"508\"><b>Social Class<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"452\"><b>Social Caste<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"508\">Social class is Universal. Found in Every Society.<\/td>\n<td width=\"452\">Caste is not found in all societies.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"508\">It is Achieved Status (It may be by birth or later on by his Quality) `<\/td>\n<td width=\"452\">It is Ascribed (membership by Birth)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"508\">It is Determined by Property\/Wealth<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"452\">Generally, it is determined by Religion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"508\">It is an open system<\/td>\n<td width=\"452\">It is a closed system.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"508\">\u00a0The practice of Untouchability is not there<\/td>\n<td width=\"452\">The practice of Untouchability.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"508\">The social class of an individual\/family can be change according to their Wealth, income, education, etc.<\/td>\n<td width=\"452\">Due to the \u00a0Ability, Quality, wealth and Education Individuals Caste is not possible to Change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>You may also like <a href=\"https:\/\/bcisnotes.com\/thirdsemester\/fundamentals-of-sociology\/conformity-the-foundations-of-society-bcis-notes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Conformity || The foundations of society || Bcis Notes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Social Stratification Social stratification is the hierarchical ranking of social groups based on unequal levels of wealth, power, and social status. 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