Wealth, Income, Race, Education, and Power.: Rankings of Socioeconomic Tiers
Wealth, Income, Race, Education, and Power.: Rankings of Socioeconomic Tiers
refers to a society’s
categorization of its people into rankings of
socioeconomic tiers based on factors like
wealth, income, race, education, and power.
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Dimensions of Social Stratification and Inequality:
(a) Wealth, Property or Income: (b) Family or Kinship:
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Definition of Social Inequality
Social inequality is the existence of unequal opportunities and
rewards for different social positions or statuses within a group
or society
Four Domains of Social Inequality