Social Stratification: A structured ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuate unequal econo

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Social StratificationA structured ranking of
entire groups of people that perpetuate unequal
economic rewards and power in society.
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Four Principles

• 1. Social stratification is a trait of society,
  not simply a reflection of individual
  differences. Societies choose which differences
  are important.
• 2. Social stratification once established tends
  to persists over generations

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Four Principles

• 3. While social stratification is universal, the
  form it takes varies.
• 4. Social stratification involves not just
  inequality but a system of beliefs that
  legitimate and justify the unequal ranking that
  exists.

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Three Social Goods

• Economic Goods/Resources
• wealth
• Income
• Power i.e., legitimate power or authority
• Prestige or Social Honor