Stratification describes the way in which different

groups of people are placed within society. The status

of people is often determined by how society is
stratified - the basis of which can include;
 Wealth and income
 Social class
 Ethnicity
 Gender
 Political status
 Religion (e.g. the caste system in India)
 “Stratification” involves some concept of
layering (one layer being placed above or below
the next- like rock layers), the concept of “Social
Stratification” involves the idea that people –
either as individuals or, more usually, as groups –
can be assigned to different layers ( or levels ) in
the society in which they live
A process by which people come to define a group
as a race based in part on physical characteristics,
but also on historical, cultural (religious) and
economic factors

Often an ideology constructed by the dominant or

majority group which has the power to define
itself legally but also to shape a society’s values
 It involves the arrangement of social groups in a
HIERARCY
 It involves some concept of INEQUALITY

It all depend the way you look the Stratification

 Social Stratification plays both good and bad roles
in the society. On one hand the gives the feeling of
inequality in the society, on other hand it give the
concept of Ideology and Power-
Ideology, in this respect, involves beliefs about the
significance of the teacher-student difference. For
example, it might involves certain values, norms, and
beliefs
 Power, on the other hand, involves the ability
to put ideas into practice.
Stratification regarding to power is very
important in society to maintain the harmony of the
society. For example power of applying rules should
not be given to each society person , so it is
necessary to that hierarchy should be maintained in
field so that harmony
secondly, stratification done regarding to the caste
is also necessary be cause if all the person should
be given the status of Bahramins than who will
take care of the other work regarding to the
occupation, cleanliness and other work like ruling
the country etc.
But it should be taken in account that
with this distribution we should take care that each
person can get equal change so that this
stratification does not give the feel of inequality
 Social Stratification means arrange society into
hierarchy in basis of caste, sex, race etc.
 Concept of the Layering.
 Can be seen as Hierarchy or Inequality.
 Gives the concept of Ideology and Power.
 Necessary to maintain harmony, law and orderin
the society.
Submitted to- Submitted by-
Rashmi Ma’am Pratik Bhansali
Siddharth Chhaparwal
Ravinder Bishnoi
Prashant Singh
Hardutt Purohit
III yr. B.C.T.