nineth week posting: Stratification
Name: Hyeon Jong Song
Date: October 29th, 2016
1) Summary
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Today article deals with stratification. And I summarize it. Stratification mean that hierarchical arrangement of people in society. Stratification cause inequality in accordance with the socioeconomic status. Socioeconomic status is divided into power, property, and prestige. And there are two dominant perspective to see stratification. Structural functionalism and conflict theories on stratification. Structural functionalism argue that stratification and inequality are evitable and benefit to society. Stratification contribute in some way to the larger system’s overall stability. But this theory has some criticism. This theory has difficulty in deciding important status and focus on high rank people. Conflict theory argue that Stratification benefits the rich and powerful people and bad to society. Class, race, gender and capitalism have effect on stratification.
2) Mention
I have critical mention to stratification. High class people take advantage of stratification maliciously. For example, recent incident in korea, Mrs. Jung has high class parents. So, She enter a good university using a illegal method. And even if she does not go to university, she has A grade. This incident that ignore students must be eliminated in society. And these case exist in society openly. So, I argue that stratification is a case that must be eliminated.
3) Question
I have a question for you. Do you have a experience stratification?
Stratification exist all around. So, it is difficult that we don't experience stratification. I thnik economic inequality is a example of stratification that we can experience easily
ReplyDeleteI always experience a stratified in everyday life.
ReplyDeleteWhen I feel the most is when feel the gap between rich and poor people.
High-income earners such as doctors and lawyers drove a nice car, lives in a nice house then a more quality education to their children.
But low-income families are living in difficult and relatively poor environment.
Yeah, I have experienced startification. When I'm high school student, good grades friends learned high level class. But in my case, learned lower than that.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I have experienced startification. When I'm high school student, good grades friends learned high level class. But in my case, learned lower than that.
ReplyDelete