Social stratification

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/social-stratification

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the life chances?Significantly impacts access to resources, opportunities, health outcomes, and lifespan
2. What is the mechanisms of perpetuation?Maintained through economic systems, political power, cultural ideologies, and social institutions
3. Why do some people end up higher or lower in the social ladder?People end up higher or lower because of the amount of wealth they have, the jobs they do, and the rules and traditions that keep those differences in place.
4. How did social stratification start in history?When people began farming and living in villages, they needed to organize, so some people got more food and land, creating a hierarchy that grew over time.

Socioeconomic Status (SES): An individual's or family's economic and social position relative to others.
Cultural Capital: Non-financial social assets that promote social mobility beyond economic means.
Social Mobility: The movement of individuals, families, households, or other categories of people within or between social strata in a society.