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Social stratification and a stratified world?

Explore the concept of social stratification and its impact on the global landscape. Understand the different class hierarchies proposed by Marx and Weber, and how countries can be classified as a rich or poor world. Discover the dimensions of inequality and social mobility within and between countries.

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Social stratification and a stratified world?

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  1. Social stratification and a stratified world? Market size by GDP, 1995 (Size of country indicates GDP)

  2. Social StratificationA class hierarchy

  3. Marx -Social Stratification – A Two class hierarchy – based on economic ownership • The Bourgeoisie (The owners and controllers of the means of production) • The Proletariat (the non owners or workers)

  4. Marx - Conflict of interests in a two class society ££££££££ ££££££££

  5. Weber’s Social Stratification A four-class hierarchy based on economics, power and status

  6. The Upper class - wealthy and powerful

  7. The Middle class – Non-manual workers

  8. The Working class – mainly manual workers

  9. The Underclass - very poor, e.g. the unemployed and homeless

  10. A stratified World?

  11. The world stratified into two layers? Rich World Poor World

  12. The world stratified into four layers?

  13. Put simply - countries roughly break along a class hierarchy e.g.

  14. Stratification and social mobility • Just as individuals and classes can be economically and socially mobile, some sociologists say that countries are economically and socially mobile. • NB Besides class inequalities gender, ethnicity, age and locality are also dimensions of inequality both between and within countries.

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