Social_stratification_Analysis_.docx(1) SOC-102 Social Stratification Analysis Part One The social stratification system has different groups such as power, property, and prestige in which people are separated. Str
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Social_stratification_Analysis_.docx(1) SOC-102 Social Stratification Analysis Part One The social stratification system has different groups such as power, property, and prestige in which people are separated. Stratification systems can be different everywhere because of the values that people have. Society™s values form the type of stratification system that is brought out. The four main systems are class, caste, feudal, and slavery. To describe the class system, everyone is ranked depending on the economic position that they hold (Larkin, 2015). Many people™s economic position may change, and there are ways for people to move up and be higher ranked throughout their life. However, it is difficult to move up the ranking system because of the lack of goods and resources that a lot of people experience (Larkin, 2015). In the event that a person does not have access to those resources, they will commonly maintain in the class that they were born in. For example, if a person is born into a family that is ranked lower in society then it will be not quite impossible, but difficult for them to work their way to a higher rank. On the other hand, if someone is born into a family that already has a high rank in society, then that person is more likely to be highly ranked as well considering they have more access to goods and resources. The next system that differs greatly from the class system, is the slavery system. This system allows absolutely no flexibility between classes. Slaves are considered property which i. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
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