Social stratification : the forms and functions of inequality / Melvin M. Tumin.

By:

Tumin, Melvin M

Material type:

TextSeries: Prentice-Hall foundations of modern sociology seriesPublication details: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Prentice-Hall, c1985.Edition: 2nd edDescription: x, 166 p. 23 cmISBN:

0138186596

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DDC classification:

305 TUM/S

Contents:

Social stratification: five basic characteristics -- Historical and contemporary thought and theory -- How societies generate stratification: differentiation and ranking of statuses -- How societies generate stratification: assessing the social importance of statuses -- How societies generate stratification: differential rewarding of statuses -- Basic elements and processes: variations in systems of stratification -- Property: concepts, measurements, and problems -- Prestige and honor: concepts, measurements, and problems -- Power: concepts, measurements, and problems -- The depth of inequality in property, prestige, power, and education -- The span of consequences: life chances and institutional patterns -- The span of consequences: life styles and beliefs, ideologies, and attitudes -- The shape of stratification systems: from aggregates to classes -- Socioeconomic mobility: concepts, measures, trends -- Some theoretical problems.

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	General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University				305 TUM/S (Browse shelf(Opens below))					Available			46406

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Includes bibliographies and index.

Social stratification: five basic characteristics --
Historical and contemporary thought and theory --
How societies generate stratification: differentiation and ranking of statuses --
How societies generate stratification: assessing the social importance of statuses --
How societies generate stratification: differential rewarding of statuses --
Basic elements and processes: variations in systems of stratification --
Property: concepts, measurements, and problems --
Prestige and honor: concepts, measurements, and problems --
Power: concepts, measurements, and problems --
The depth of inequality in property, prestige, power, and education --
The span of consequences: life chances and institutional patterns --
The span of consequences: life styles and beliefs, ideologies, and attitudes --
The shape of stratification systems: from aggregates to classes --
Socioeconomic mobility: concepts, measures, trends --
Some theoretical problems.

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