Posting by HyeonMin Kim (W9)

Summary

 W9's topic is stratification. Stratification refers to distinguished the social class at human. Fundamentally it uses the wealth as a crterion when divides the class. Sociologists define stratification with socioeconomic status. It has three characteristics of individuals(power, property, and prestige).
Power: someone's ability to get others to do his/her will, regardless of whether or not they want to
Property: the sum total of one's possessions as well as their regular income
Prestige: the reputation or esteem associated with one's position in society
and the legitimate power is called authority, the illegitimate power is called coercion.
 In America, society has the gap between the rich and poor. It is inequality. And it is continued. America has three lines of straified. Capitalism increases levels of inequality.




Opinion

 Today's society has very many inequality. It caused the quarrel, the struggler, the war, and the other many troubles. Besides, the inequality is increasing now. It is really serious problems. Most social inequaltiy was started the stratification. Stratification makes worseness society.



Discussion

 Social stratification is not good. But the stratification is bad always?