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    This document discusses social stratification and inequality. It defines political and social stratification as the systematic categorization of individuals based on power relations and status. It discusses Max Weber's theory of stratification and how wealth, power, and prestige determine social status. The document also discusses social mobility, open and closed societies, and different types of social inequality based on sex, gender, race, disability, and globally. It provides examples of how these forms of inequality manifest and impact opportunities.

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    This document discusses social stratification and inequality. It defines political and social stratification as the systematic categorization of individuals based on power relations and status. It discusses Max Weber's theory of stratification and how wealth, power, and prestige determine social status. The document also discusses social mobility, open and closed societies, and different types of social inequality based on sex, gender, race, disability, and globally. It provides examples of how these forms of inequality manifest and impact opportunities.

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    This document discusses social stratification and inequality. It defines political and social stratification as the systematic categorization of individuals based on power relations and status. It discusses Max Weber's theory of stratification and how wealth, power, and prestige determine social status. The document also discusses social mobility, open and closed societies, and different types of social inequality based on sex, gender, race, disability, and globally. It provides examples of how these forms of inequality manifest and impact opportunities.

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    Understanding

    Culture,Social,and
    Politics
    Reporters:
    Jaudian,Johannie M.
    Goay,Christian Dave C.
    Logronio,Jessabelle G.
    Stratification and Its
    Impact to Social Inequality
    Political Stratification
    • Is the defined as a systematic categorization
    of individuals and institutions in society
    based on power relations and status of power
    in the state.
    Social Stratification
    • Is defined as a systematic categorization of
    individuals and institutions in a society
    based on roles or functions and statuses.
    Lesson 1:
    Social Desirables and
    Stratification
    • According to Max Weber's theory of
    stratification,a person is status ,or position
    with a stratified social system,is determined
    by his or her relative power,perstige,and
    wealth.
    • Wealth is encompasses the properties owned
    by an individual as well as or her material
    assets and investment capital like money.
    • Power is defined as the capacity to influence
    or control the behavior of individuals and
    institution,wether by persuasm or coercion.In
    the context of social stratification,power is a
    potent element that strongly causes or
    contribute to Inequality.
    • Prestige is defined as esteem,respect,or
    approval for culturally valued acts or
    qualities.Many individuals gained power and
    wealth through their popularity as celebrities
    or for their achievements that earned
    extreme adulation and administration from
    their fans and followers.
    Lesson 2
    Social Mobility
    System
    • Is the movement of
    individuals,families,households,or other
    categories of people within or between
    social strata on society.
    Open Society
    • Is a term coined by French philosopher
    Henri Bergson in 1932 and describes a
    dynamic system inclined to moral
    universalism.
    Closed Society
    • Is one in which an individuals role and
    function can theoretically never be
    changed,as in the traditional hindu caste
    system.
    Lesson 3
    Social Inequality
    • This phenomenon exist every time
    individuals and institution are categorized or
    differentiated into classes or distinct groups
    or socially constructed as disparate entities.
    Social Inequality Based on Sex and
    Gender
    • Member of society are socialize into being
    boys or girls and men or women.
    • Sex roles dictate gender roles as well
    • Sexism also result to social
    inequality.Sexism is a system of
    beliefs,rooted in the assertion that men and
    women are naturally different.
    • Sexist ideas contruct the image of a male as
    strong and superior and treats the female as
    weak and inferior.
    • Gender inequality occur mostly in a
    patriachy or male-dominated society
    (Newman,2012)
    Social Inequality Based on Race and
    Ethnicity
    • This occurs when the inborn biological
    features of people (such as their skin color,hair
    texture,and eye shape)are used as a basis of
    their social status.
    • Ethnicity is grouping of people whose common
    identity is determined according to their
    nonbiological traits like language,cuture,history
    ,etc.
    Social Inequality Based on Disability
    • There is a high probability that people with
    disabilities live in poverty.
    • They are likely socially excluded or
    marginalized;they are likely living in
    improverished areas,have low employment
    participation ,and low level of education.
    • They are likely to suffer from
    violence,discrimination,and lack access to
    health care (WHO and World Bank
    Group2011)
    Global Inequality

    • Includes the concentation of sources in


    certain powerful countries while other
    countries are left behind;thus,affecting the
    opportunities and lives of people
    improverished and less powerful countries.
    Thank you!
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