... rich and poor usually develop. They both have different social networks but the rich probably have a closer or stronger positive relationship with their group rather than the lower classes. The upper class has advantages in staying in their class because of the people they know and meet. The functionalist theory of stratification helps describe the reasons behind the upper class and lower ... parties for only people who have a lot of money. They usually only socialize with people who make as much money as they do. The conflict theory of stratification also ties into the functionalist th...

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... 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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Social stratification exists in every society; it's human nature to classify everything from rocks to humans. The unfortunate side effect of classifying people according to their income, is that we stereotype the ... upward mobility. The occupation and educational level of one's parents is the best predictor of one's educational goals and social status. Access to quality education differs by social classes. Many first class people inherit their riches and receive greater educational opportunities. However, our social system supports a wide variety of mechanisms to encourage educational attai...

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... closed. Wealthy families get better quality of education and have more of an opportunity for higher-education, where again families that are of lower social class cannot always afford the higher-education. They also believe that the less you get paid the less important your job it. What about soldiers ... on the victim, as a society we are not looking at the whole picture like lack of good jobs, low pay, and pre-existing inequalities. Social stratification creates inequality because your ranking is based on wealth, power, and prestige. High income and wealth tend to create more power and...

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... a child's personality many of our aptitudes result from inherited qualities or from a combination of hereditary and environment that adolescence is a group on its own, in the social level due to working laws, education, and the juvenile justice system a lot about social stratification (the ranking of individuals or categories of people on the basis of unequal access to scarce resources and ... social rewards) and the effect it has on prejudism, racism, ageism, and sexism when I was studying for a test a few chapters ago, I learned a lot about the social structures and characteristics of...

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