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

By: Tumin, Melvin M Material type: Text

TextSeries: Prentice-Hall foundations of modern sociology seriesPublication details: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Prentice-Hall, c1985Edition: 2nd edDescription: x, 166 p. 23 cmISBN: 0138186596 Subject(s): Social classes | Social stratification | EqualityDDC classification: 305

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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
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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