SOCIAL STRATIFICATION

Leaders and elite

Slaves
Merchants and traders
Farmers
Warriors
SOCIAL AND
POLITICAL
STRATIFICATION
SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
Division of large social group into
smaller groups based on
categories determined by
economy.
Arranged in hierarchy
INEQUALITY
BASIS OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
Wealth Properties
BASIS OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
Political power Gender
BASIS OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
Race Religion
BASIS OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
SYSTEMS OF STRATIFICATION
Caste system
 Promote belief in spiritual power
than individuals freedom
 Unable to change their social
standing
 Close social stratification
SYSTEMS OF STRATIFICATION
Class system
 Based on ownership of resources
and profession
 Free to move from one social class
to another
 Open social stratification
Endogamous marriages
 Between people from same social
class
Exogamous marriages
 Between people from different
social classes
SYSTEMS OF STRATIFICATION
Meritocracy
 Systemof stratification that is
determined by personal effort and
merit
THEORETICAL
PERSPECTIVE ON SOCIAL
STRATIFICATION
FUNCTIONALISM

Eachpart of society serves an

important purpose
CONFLICT THEORY
Stratification causes
inequality
Inequality = Class conflict
SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM
People appearance reflects
their perceived social standing
CROSSWISE
DIRECTION: ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW.
 Social stratification promotes inequality while
redistribution promotes equality. Do you think
redistribution can really remove social
stratification? Why?
 If not, what do you think is the solution to
lessen stratification? Or what is to be
developed?
QUIZ
TRUE OR FALSE

1. Social stratification is
arranged in hierarchy.
TRUE OR FALSE

2. Division of large social

group into smaller groups
based on categories
determined by economic
is not a characteristic of
social stratification.
TRUE OR FALSE

3. In class system, people

are free to move from
one social class to
another.
 DIFFERENT VIEWS FROM
Functionalist
Conflict theory
theory

4. 5.
ACTIVITY