Ucspshs q2 Mod9 Socialstratificastion v1-11
Ucspshs q2 Mod9 Socialstratificastion v1-11
Ucspshs q2 Mod9 Socialstratificastion v1-11
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This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help
you master the concept, characteristics and forms of stratification systems using
sociological perspectives. The scope of this module permits it to be used in many
different learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary
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What I Know
TRUE or FALSE: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and word FALSE if the
statement is incorrect. Use the separate answer sheet in answering.
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________7. Micro sociology level of sociological analysis that is concerned with the
social psychological dynamics of individuals interacting in small
groups.
________8. In this system a person has little or no possibility of moving up social
ladder called closed system.
________9. Upper class refers to the elite families, who are the most productive and
successful.
_______10. Social status it refers to the behavior expected of a person who occupies
a particular status.
_______11. W.I. Thomas emphasized the importance of definitions and meanings in
social behavior and its consequences.
_______12. It looks at the big picture of society and suggests how social problems
are affected at the institutional level called macro sociology.
_______13. Life chances include the mode of housing, residential area, education,
means of recreation, relation between parent and children, modes of
conveyance.
_______14. Social Mobility is the movement of persons from one position to another
in the stratification system.
_______15. Karl Marx suggested that all societies go through stages of economic
development.
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Lesson
Social Stratification
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What’s In
After assessing what you know about our module, let us review what you
have learned from the previous module.
COMPLETE THE TABLE. Fill out the first column by writing the word(s) below that
it is being described in second column. Use the separate answer sheet in
answering.
Education Social
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What’s New
SOCIAL PYRAMID. Analyze the image and answer the following questions. Use
separate sheet in answering.
2. If you were to recreate the social pyramid presented in the picture based on the
society you are in; how will you recreate it?
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What’s is It
Social Stratification
Upper Class
← their incomes
provide a comfortable
Middle Class life style
← having the
Lower Class lowest status
in the society
And each class can be subdivided into strata, example the upper stratum,
the middle stratum, and the lower stratum. Moreover, a social stratum can be
formed upon the bases of kinship or caste, or both. Determining the structures of
social stratification arises from inequalities of status among persons; therefore, the
degree of social inequality determines a person social stratum. Generally, the
greater the social complexity of a society, the more social strata exists, by way of
social differentiation.
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Components of Social Stratification
1. Social Class refers to the level or category where persons have more or less the
same socio-economic privileges in society.
2. Social Status refers to the position of an individual or group within a social
structure
3. Social Role refers to the behavior expected of a person who occupies a particular
status.
1. Power or Authority is the ability to secure one‘s ends in life, even against
opposition. The degree to which one directs, manages, or dominates others.
2. Property or Wealth refers to the rights over goods and services. How much of the
resources of society are owned by certain individuals and how much do they
gain or earn every time.
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children; education offers a way to transmit a society‘s skills, knowledge, and
culture to its youth; politics provides a means of governing members of society;
economics provides for the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and
services; and religion provides moral guidance and an outlet for worship of a higher
power. The functionalist perspective emphasizes the interconnectedness of society
by focusing on how each part influences and is influenced by other parts.
For example, the increase in single parent and dual-earner families has
contributed to the number of children who are failing in school because parents
have become less available to supervise their children‘s homework. As a result of
changes in technology, colleges are offering more technical programs, and many
adults are returning to school to learn new skills that are required in the
workplace. The increasing number of women in the workforce has contributed to
the formulation of policies against sexual harassment and job discrimination.
2. Conflict Perspective
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The origins of the conflict perspective can be traced to the classic works of
Karl Marx. Marx suggested that all societies go through stages of economic
development. As societies evolve from agricultural to industrial, concern over
meeting survival needs is replaced by concern over making a profit, the hallmark of
a capitalist system. Industrialization leads to the development of two classes of
people: the bourgeoisie, or the owners of the means of production (e.g., factories,
farms, businesses); and the proletariat, or the workers who earn wages.
The division of society into two broad classes of people—the ―haves‖ and the
―havenots‖—is beneficial to the owners of the means of production. The workers,
who may earn only subsistence wages, are denied access to the many resources
available to the wealthy owners. According to Marx, the bourgeoisie use their
power to control the institutions of society to their advantage.
Both the functionalist and the conflict perspectives are concerned with how
broad aspects of society, such as institutions and large social groups, influence the
social world. This level of sociological analysis is called macro sociology: It looks
at the big picture of society and suggests how social problems are affected at the
institutional level.
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Characteristics of Social
Stratification Description
by Melvin M. Tumin
Stratification is social in the sense that it does not
1. It is social represent inequalities which are biologically
based. It is true that factors such as strength,
intelligence, age, sex can often serve as the basis
on which status are distinguished. But such
differences by themselves are not sufficient to
explain why some statuses receive more power,
property and prestige than others.
The stratification system is very old. Stratification
2. It is ancient was present even in the small wandering bands.
Age and sex wear the main criteria of
stratification. Difference between the rich and
poor, powerful and humble, freemen and slaves
was there in almost all the ancient civilization.
Social stratification is universal. Difference
3. It is universal between rich and poor, the ‗haves‘ or ‗have notes‘
is evident everywhere. Even in the non-literate
societies‘ stratification is very much present.
Social stratification has never been uniformed in
4. It is in diverse forms all societies. The ancient Roman society was
stratified into two strata: The Patricians and the
Plebians. The Aryan society was divided into four
Varnas: the Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and
the Sudras, the ancient Greek society in to
freemen and slaves, the ancient Chinese society
into mandarins, merchants, Farmer and soldiers.
Class and estate seem to be the general forms of
stratification found in the modern world.
The stratification system has its own
5. It is consequential consequences. The most important, most desired
and often the scarcest things in human life are
distributed unequally because of stratification.
The system leads to two kind of consequences: (i)
Life chances and (ii) Life style. Life chances refer
to such things as infant mortality, longevity,
physical and mental illness, marital conflict,
separation and divorce. Life styles include the
mode of housing, residential area, education,
means of recreation, relation between parent and
children, modes of conveyance and so on.
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SOCIAL MOBILITY IN SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
Take the case of many of Many Pacquiao and the Congress as an example.
Pacquiao came from a meager family in General Santos City. But, because of his
prestige as a boxing superstar and a religious humanitarian, he was elected as
member of the Congress, which is usually composed of politician from well-to-do
and politically popular families.
In these cases, it is evident that the Philippines society is open for movement
and it allows the social mobility of people, depending on their skills and abilities.
Allows a person‘s freer mobility. He or she can move through classes based
upon his/her skills, abilities, and/or achievements. The Philippine society
is committed to promote equal access to quality education so that
everyone will be able to acquire the needed skills and knowledge to
improve his or her lot. Most societies in the world, on the other hand,
implement policies that reduce barriers for social mobility.
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Forms of Social Stratification:
Caste is a hereditary endogamous social group in which a person‘s rank and
its accompanying rights and obligations are ascribed on the basis of his birth into a
particular group.
educational attainment
childhood poverty with associated psychological and behavioral
development
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the family and all the financial, social, and cultural aspects that are
formed within it
attitudes, expectations and aspirations
economic barriers
What’s More
Independent Activity 1
Information Slip. Define social stratification using the slip below. Use the
separate sheet in answering.
1. __________________________________________________________
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Social 2. __________________________________________________________
Stratification _____________________________________________________________
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3. __________________________________________________________
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Independent Assessment 1
CATEGORIZATION. Identify the type of social mobility that is being described in
each statement. Write HSM if it is Horizontal Social Mobility and VSM if it is
Vertical Social Mobility. Use the separate sheet in answering.
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________8. the child of a factor worker might become a factory supervisor
________9. teacher finishing her master‘s degree
_______10. a manager who accepts a similar position at another company.
Independent Activity 2
MATCHING TYPE. Match Column A to Column B. Write the letter of the correct
answer in the blank. Use the separate sheet in answering.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
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Independent Assessment 2
CROSSWORD. Complete the puzzle by reading the clues and by choosing the
answer from the pool of words. Use the separate sheet in answering.
World Pool
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Across
2. is the ability to secure one‘s ends in life, even against opposition.
4. refers to the position of an individual or group within a social structure
7. mobility that the movement in the social position happens within a
person‘s adult life.
9. refers to the rights over goods and services
10.is dominant in modern society.
Down
1. implies social judgement that a status or position is more prestigious and
honorable than others.
3. this is the change of position of a person to another position of the same
rank
5. class of society that refers to the elite families, who are the most
productive and successful
6. class of society that their incomes provide a comfortable life style
8. a system allows a person‘s freer mobility
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Independent Activity 3
JIGSAW PUZZLE: Compare the concept of three classes in society and give
example. Use the separate sheet in answering.
UPPER
CLASS
MIDDLE
CLASS
LOWER
CLASS
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Independent Assessment 3
ALTERNATING HEXAGON. Enumerate four different characteristics of social
stratification and explain briefly. Use the separate sheet in answering.
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What I Can Do
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Creativity - 20 points
Uniqueness - 20 points
Relatedness to the topic - 10 points
Total - 50 points
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Assessment
IDENTIFICATION. Choose the word of the best answer. Use the separate sheet in
answering.
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Additional Activities
BASIC BLOCK LIST. List popular situations where people exhibit social mobility.
Give two for horizontal social mobility and another two for vertical social mobility.
Use the separate sheet in answering.
VERTICAL SOCIAL
MOBILITY
1.
2.
1.
2.
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What I know What‘s In What‘s New
1. 1. Formal Education 1. TRUE Answers may vary
2. 2. Education 2. FALSE
3. 3. Informal Education 3. TRUE
4. 4. Social 4. TRUE
5. 5.Individual 5. FALSE
6. FALSE
7. TRUE
8. TRUE
9. TRUE
10. FALSE
11. TRUE
12. TRUE
13. FALSE
14. TRUE
15. TRUE
Independent Activity 1 Independent Assessment 1
Answers may vary 1. VSM
2. VSM
3. VSM
4. VSM
5. VSM
6. HSM
7. HSM
8. VSM
9. HSM
10. HSM
Independent Activity 2 Independent Assessment 2
1. F 1. Prestige 6. Middle
2. A 2. Power 7. Intragenerational
3. D 3. Horizontal 8. Open
4. B 4. Status 9. Wealth
5. C 5. Upper 10 Class
Independent Activity 3 Independent Assessment 3
Answers may vary Answers may vary
What I Can do Additional Activity
Answers may vary Answers may vary
Assessment
1. Social Role 6. Latent functions 11. Karl Marx
2. Social Status 7. Macro sociology 12. Life style
3. Authority 8. Closed system 13. Macro Sociology
4. Symbolic Interactionist 9. Upper class 14. W.I Thomas
5. Caste 10. Stratification 15. Social mobility
Answer Key
References
Mooney, Knox, and Schacht, Understanding Social Problems, 5th edition. 2007.
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