It is argued by some that social stratification is a phenomenon peculiar to capitalist societies alone, and that society is not stratified in socialist countries in which the means of production are communally owned or controlled. The basic assumption of such an assertion is that communal ownership of the forces of production paves the way… Continue reading Stratification Structure in Socialist Societies
Category: Social Stratification
Horizontal and Vertical Mobility in Society
In this article we will discuss about the horizontal and vertical mobility in society. The movement can obviously occur in any of three directions – from lower to higher, from higher to lower, or between two positions at the same level. The first two types of movement are known as vertical mobility and the third… Continue reading Horizontal and Vertical Mobility in Society
Social Stratification: Meaning, Features and Classes in US
Concept of Human Social Stratification: When we embark upon the study of social stratification, we are not requiring the reader to dabble into the intricate problems relating to classes and class-war as Karl Marx would have envisaged it; the sociologist is concerned merely with the fact that inequality exists in every society and that certain… Continue reading Social Stratification: Meaning, Features and Classes in US