W12.2 May 24（Friday）JIA YUAN

 1、Summary

Social stratification means that the society divides people into different groups based on wealth, income, race, education, gender, occupation and other factors, forming an internal hierarchy and conferring different levels of privilege. This stratification occurs not only in complex societies, but also in hunter-gatherer societies. Stratification affects social mobility and access to opportunity, especially in modern societies, and is characterized by the division of upper, middle, and lower classes. Marx, Weber and other theorists put forward different stratification theories to explore the impact of stratification on social stability and inequality. Anthropologists have questioned the universality of social stratification, stressing that egalitarian cultures value social harmony and oppose class divisions. The study of social stratification involves economic and social variables, and globalization has further exacerbated international inequality.

2、Interesting place

The interesting thing about social stratification is that it sheds light on the way power, wealth and status are distributed in different societies and the complex reasons behind it. Studies have shown that many hunter-gatherer societies were egalitarian, actively preventing the formation of social hierarchies. Modern globalization has exacerbated international inequality, with significant gaps between core and peripheral countries. Different cultures maintain social harmony and resist the influence of stratification through kinship orientation or gift economy. This diversity demonstrates the many possibilities of human social organization and its impact on social stability.

3、problem

What is the impact of globalization on international and domestic social stratification?



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