W12-1.Social stratification


1. summary

Social status refers to the group classification of people based on socio-economic factors such as wealth, income, race, education, gender, occupation, social status, etc., which is the relative social status of people. Social stratification results from inequality of status among people, and the degree of social inequality contributes to the determination of individual social strata.
Social mobility is the movement of individuals, social groups, or categories within a hierarchy or within a stratified system, and movement may be within a generation or between two or more generations. Social mobility is generally considered the most open and flexible system of stratification in a society with the highest inter-generational mobility by placing value on the state characteristics achieved by individuals, and a closed stratification system, such as a caste system whose social status has been established since birth, is considered to last a lifetime.


2. interesting

It is bitter and sad that in most societies, the fact that class occurs again and again in social situations because of factors such as wealth, income, race, education, gender, and so on, even though the status system no longer exists, and I myself have been unconsciously agreeing to such implicit stratification.


3. discussion

Despite Korea's lack of a caste system, in which one's status is set from birth, like India, it is becoming more difficult to move between social classes over the years. What is the reason for this phenomenon and how can we promote the movement of the rigid social class?

Comments

  1. YEONSU LIMJune 13, 2020 at 3:37 AM

    In Korea, wealth redistribution is not working properly, so I think stratification is strengthened. People with money or power only use it for their own benefit and think that social structure makes them more powerful.

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