... of the discipline of sociology. Social inequality is a fundamental aspect of virtually all social processes, and a person's position in the stratification system is the most consistent predictor of his or her behavior, attitudes, and life chances. Social stratification links almost all aspects of society together, and therefore understanding what is happening to social stratification helps us understand a wide ... range of other changes in society. All societies treat people with certain characteristics differently from others; males/females, old/young, etc. This differential treatment l...

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The simplest of all kinds of societies live by hunting and gathering, the use of simple tools to hunt animals and gather vegetation. Hunting and gathering societies are built on close relationship like marriage or siblings. The families in this type of society obtain the food and then make sure every member has their share. Another different thing that people might do is this type of society is to also teach the children on their own. Everyone's lifestyle is very similar and is basically centered on getting the next meal. Each group of people, children, men, and women all had their own roles a...

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... with different religions, background, and different looks. b. Their intereactions are tied to a reliance on others for specific goods and services. c. Gesellschaft. d. Organic solidarity- a social order woven together by the interdependence of its many different and distinct parts. e. Functional integration- interdependence of roles (Division of labor) Toennies- a theorist who said that ... transformed it. Now individual differences can be tolerated as long as everyone recognized a broad and necessary social constraints. Social stratification Social stratification is concerned with the u...

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... all societies, people receive different shares of what is valued and scarce. This unequal distribution of societies resources creates a system of stratification. People are grouped on the basis of how much of the society's rewards they receive, and these groups, are then arranged ... in a rank order. The group that has the highest rank has all the power. Power underlies all forms of stratification. The power of the ruling class is not only a powerful force, but also has the power to sustain an ideology that legitimizes the system of inequality ... of economic production. The dominant eth...

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... administers the medicine found in the double cup created by a woman of the tribe, or the warrior behind the wooden mask, each member of Luba society contributes to its survival. Social stratification amongst the Luba people was inconclusive in the artwork. The value placed on women of the tribe in addition to the importance of spiritual and medical healers, was evident in ... ...

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... food storage and preservation. Complex hunter gatherers use more specialized hunting, fishing, and food processing equipment. They have divisions in labour, not only by age and sex but by activity. Social stratification. Trade with neighbouring groups. Elaborate practices and belief systems. Cemetaries and burial customs. The above features represent complex hunter gather characteristics. It differs from the image of normal hunter gathers ... ...

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