Social+Stratification

** Part 1: **
 * Civilization and Social Stratification **

Today we’re looking at examples of social stratification from Delhi to Appalachia and the millionaires in between. Please see the below attachments for the readings and the assignment

Objectives: - Introduce examples of the realities of social stratification to identify the differences between the different strata - Create a short essay summarizing the differences between the strata using information gathered in the readings - Make predictions for the causes of the differences 





[|social strat article 3]

** Part 2: **

Now we’re going to use what we observed to determine some criteria for social stratification. What do people have or not have that puts them in a certain strata?

Once we’ve established the criteria for evaluating and placing people, what kinds of social stratification systems exist in the world?

Let’s do a sociological study of the Philipsburg-Osceola Junior High!
What kind of system are we? What kind of people make up our school community? Who’s who in the social strata?

Objectives: - Identify the criteria for determining a person’s social status. Identify the class and caste systems - Apply this knowledge to P-O and create a chart/graph representing the social stratification at the Junior High



** Additional Resources ** [|Wall Street Journal - Class in America] [|Facebook or Myspace - social media and class division] [|Wiki Book - social stratification] [|Video - Income inequality in America]