Social Stratification Davis & Moore

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of life. Education in itself is a perfect example of what causes social stratification and has a huge competitive nature. People who obtain the highest grades are seen as being “intellectually superior.” As a result students are always competing with one another to try and reach that pinnacle of having the highest grade. North America students are basically competing since grade 1. Teachers often hand out stickers or candy to children who answer questions correctly. This means some kids will have more treats than others, leading to envy from the other kids because they want what the other children have. As the students grow they begin competing for percentages, scholarships, followed by competing for jobs, salaries, mates and status. Our entire lives can be seen as one big competition. This inevitably leads to social stratification. There will always be instances where people outshine others, perhaps due to unfair opportunities or sheer determination. These few will inevitably ...

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our society transforming from a simplex form to a more complex and intricate system. A complex society, without social stratification as its backbone, could not be possible. People require incentive to continue working, if a doctor was paid the same as a blue collar worker, becoming a doctor would be illogical. In terms of society in general, social stratification provides a sense of power. 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 (Brennan 174). In today’s society, ...

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