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This 14 page paper looks at social stratification as it respects society and social work. Theories of Weber and Marx are compared and contrasted. The concept of social stratification is defined and explored. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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divided and how groups are classified. While there are variations on the causes and solutions of stratification, Karl Marx and Max Weber have similar ideas on the issue. Further, these
and other concepts are applicable to social work and how it is viewed. At the crux of the issue on stratification is fairness. Scholars have debated the causes and
consequences, as well as the legitimacy of systems regarding social inequality. Some have even defended these as natural and inevitable while others see them as unnatural, unnecessary, and even immoral
(Lenski 1966 as cited in Grusky, 1994). At the head of one movement opposing stratification was the infamous Karl Marx. Marx led the way for a movement that would focus
on inequality and unfairness of a system that allows wealthy individuals to live on the same block as others who dwell in cardboard boxes. The scenario appears rarely, but truthfully
it is not out of the ordinary on the streets of New York City where in midtown, even a small apartment is only afforded by the rich, and the homeless
live on street corners. Side by side, families live in completely different sectors of society. While they may reside in close proximity, they are essentially from different worlds. To many
in America today, political ideology is at the crux of how the poor and homeless can be helped. Some contend that they must get off the streets themselves, with
little or no help from the government, while others believe that it is only through the government, that the homeless problem will be resolved. Some in the latter category might
be Marxists, suggesting that the difficulty comes down to the problem with a capitalist society that does not share the wealth. The former category might be equated with Weber as
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