Aristotle, in his classical work - The Politics - defined three methods of power within the state: Monarchy - the rule of one person, Aristocracy - the rule of few people and Democracy - the rule of many. For many years political theorists accepted this Aristotelian view of power. In modern times, however, political theorist find this description insufficient and they are trying to define political power according to ... the state was seen as the female in the household. Rulers were supposed to master their states like husbands were supposed to master their wives. Furthermore, women were seen...

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... STILL VALID? 'Social stratification' is the term used to describe systematic structures of inequality. In pre-industrial or traditional societies, inequalities and thus social stratification were widely held to be natural. Aristotle stated that 'by nature' there were free men and slaves, yet if inequalities are natural, Crompton suggests there be no need to explain them. The Hindu Caste system, as with ... changed, so too has the need for alternative theories arisen. The gendered division of labour is posing tremendous obstacles to the development of a single classification which would e...

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