Critique of Davis and Moore General Critique

1. Critique of Davis and MooreGeneral Critique • Terms are unclear and undefined • Rationalizes status quo • Uses value-laden criteria • What are people evaluating when consider rank • What about other rewards • What about dysfunctions of social stratification • Can’t prove or disprove hypothesis — • For example: can’t prove that it is unavoidable that prestige and monetary rewards are a unrelated • No conflict or possibility of social change

2. Critique of Davis and MooreSpecific criticisms of Davis and Moore • Social stratification limits discovery of available talent • In limiting the discovery of the range of talents the system limits the possibilities of expanding productive forces • System functions to provide the elite with political power to purchase and promote ideology that supports the status quo • Unequal distribution of self images results in limit of creative potential

3. Critique of Davis and MooreSpecific criticisms of Davis and Moorecontinued • System encourages distrust and hostility between groups • System limits individual members’ sense of significant membership in the population • System results in unequal distribution of loyalty in society • System results in unequal motivation to participate in society