System of stratification Ch8 Sec1
1- What are the characteristics of the two types of stratification system?
2- What is social stratification?
3- What determines the level of inequality in a society?
4- What are the three dimensions of social stratification?
5- How is the term wealth defined?
6- How do major theories explaining social stratification differ?
7- What would a functional theorist say is the cause of stratification?
8- What is the weakness of the functionalist theory?
9- What do Marxist theorists believe causes stratification?
10Why have some sociologists attempted to synthesize the
functionalist theory the conflict theory?