soc 436-1   Introduction to Social Stratification   Central issues and themes:
 

• equity

(balance or fairness according to natural law or right;  freedom from bias or favoritism)
• social justice  (1)  (2)  (3)

(the assignment of merited rewards or punishments)
 
• social stratum:

(socioeconomic level of society comprising persons of the same or similar status particularly in regard to education or culture; one of a series of layers, levels, or gradations in an ordered system)
 
• social stratification:

(to arrange in layers; to divide or arrange into classes, castes, or social strata; to divide into a series of graded statuses; to become arranged in strata)
 
• social class: (1)  (2)

(class as a collection of individuals sharing similar economic circumstances)
• status:

(relative rank that an individual holds, with  attendant rights, duties, and lifestyle, in a social hierarchy based upon honour or prestige)
 
• hierarchy:

(a body of persons in authority; the classification and ranking of  groups of people according to ability or to economic, social, or professional standing)
 
• The six P’s
• power
• prerogatives
• perquisites
• prestige
• pay
• principal
 
• Basic concepts, theories and methods
• Marxian
• neo-Marxian
• non-Marxian
• conflict theory
• functionalism
• research approaches
• quantitative
• qualitative
 
• Applications and relevance of the field
• knowledge and understanding
• social stability and social change
• humanizing society
• improving organizations
• spreading joy