2 Constitution & Welfare of Weaker Sections · 2.1 Social stratification and caste
2.1.1 Social stratification: forms (slavery, estate, caste, class) and theories (Marx, Weber, Davis–Moore, Tumin)
Social stratification is the ranking of groups into layers with unequal wealth, power and prestige; history shows four main forms (slavery, estate, caste, class), and sociology explains it through conflict (Marx), multi-dimensional (Weber) and functional (Davis–Moore) theories.
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Key terms
- social stratification
- open and closed systems
- slavery
- estate system
- caste
- class
- Karl Marx
- bourgeoisie
- proletariat
- Max Weber
- class status party
- life chances
- Davis–Moore
- Melvin Tumin
- Ralf Dahrendorf
- W. Lloyd Warner
- bonded labour
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