SOCI 2510 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10 - Social Stratification: Social Stratification, Agrarian Society, Meritocracy
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Looking at this terrible titanic accident with a sociological eye, we see that some categories of passenger had much better odds of survival than others. Women and children were boarded first on the life boats. people with 1st class tickets, over 60% were saved, primarily because they were not on the upper decks, were warning were sounded 1st and life boats were available. 36% of the 2nd class passengers and only 24% of the 3rd class passengers on the lower decks survived. The fate of those above the titanic dramatically illustrates how social inequality affect the way people live. Societies elevate specific categories of people above others, giving some more wealth, power and prestige than others. Social stratification, a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy, is based on 4 basic principles: social stratification is a trait of society, not simply a reflection of individual differences.
