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This 5 page paper examines social stratification from a personal perspective. Questions posed by a student are answered in an essay format. Davis and Moore's ideas are explored as well as the ideas of Karl Marx. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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stratification, the questions are italicized and answers are provided immediately after the query appears. First, what is your view of social stratification in America? The evidence of social
stratification is something easily witnessed in society. One can walk into Bloomingdales and be asked "Can I help you?" by a smiling sales clerk or instead followed around by a
security guard. How can one tell that an individual is of a certain class? It is not hard because ones demeanor, speech, style and quality of dress, the automobile they
drive or do not drive, and their hair and nails and all of those little things give class status away. One can see that by and large, economics enter the
picture. Those at the top are generally wealthy where those at the bottom are often poor. It is not always that way and people can break out of their
social class, but it is hard. Jewel is an example of a pop icon who was once homeless. Individuals can go from that lowest category to the highest, but it
is very rare. Social stratification is obvious, but unfortunately, being born into a strata of society can affect peoples life chances. The old stereotype that the only way to get
out of the ghetto is through basketball or rap has some truth. People are born into a certain class and it is difficult to break out of it. The concept
of social stratification as viewed by Marx, Weber and a number of sociologists, seems to be unfair. It is only a way of classification, but with such a system, there
is stigma and the goods of society are never distributed evenly. In my point of view, how deep is the average Americans support of classist ideology? The average
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