social stratification refers to the hierarchical arrangement of individuals into divisions of power and wealth within a society. Stratification derives from the geological concept of strata - rock layers created by natural processes. The term most commonly relates to the socio-economic concept of class, involving the "classification of persons into groups based on shared socio-economic conditions, a relational set of inequalities with economic, social, political and ideological dimensions.
In sociology and anthropology, social stratification is the hierarchical arrangement of individuals into social classes, castes, and divisions within a society. These hierarchies, which may be overtly or covertly present, or not present at all in some societies, are quite common in state-level societies (as distinguished from hunter-gatherer or other social arrangements). The process by which people are assigned different social ranks in society. Social stratification forms the basis of inequalities within a society: higher social ranks tend to have more power, prestige, and privilege than the lower ranks. Social stratification is based on social or biological characteristics, such as social class, age, gender, ethnic group, rather than natural ability. It is possible for a person to be assigned a high social rank with respect to one factor, such as economic status, and a lower rank with regards another factor, such as gender.
Ogburn and Nimkoff defines social stratification as, “The process by which individuals and groups are ranked in a more or less enduring hierarchy of status.”
According to Peter Robert Saunders,In modern Western societies, stratification depends on social and economic classes comprising three main layers: upper class, middle class, and lower class. Each class is further subdivided into smaller classes related, in part, to occupation
In sociology and anthropology, social stratification is the hierarchical arrangement of individuals into social classes, castes, and divisions within a society. These hierarchies, which may be overtly or covertly present, or not present at all in some societies, are quite common in state-level societies (as distinguished from hunter-gatherer or other social arrangements). The process by which people are assigned different social ranks in society. Social stratification forms the basis of inequalities within a society: higher social ranks tend to have more power, prestige, and privilege than the lower ranks. Social stratification is based on social or biological characteristics, such as social class, age, gender, ethnic group, rather than natural ability. It is possible for a person to be assigned a high social rank with respect to one factor, such as economic status, and a lower rank with regards another factor, such as gender.
Ogburn and Nimkoff defines social stratification as, “The process by which individuals and groups are ranked in a more or less enduring hierarchy of status.”
According to Peter Robert Saunders,In modern Western societies, stratification depends on social and economic classes comprising three main layers: upper class, middle class, and lower class. Each class is further subdivided into smaller classes related, in part, to occupation
So we can say that in Social stratification individual belong to a particular group or stratum having some awareness of common interest and common identity. They share a similar life style and on the basis of which they are distinguished from members of other social strata. The Nepalese caste system is the example of social stratification system.
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