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Social stratification in modern Russia

Ministry of General and Professional Education

of Russian Federation

Tula State University

Department of Sociology

Social Stratification and Mobility

Fulfilled by: Golopolosov Dmitry

group 220671

Checked by: Scherbakova V.P.

Tula, 1999

What is Stratification? 3

Some Principles of Stratification: A Critical Analysis 4

Social mobility 4

Identifying social classes 5

Middles rank according to profession 6

References 7

What is Stratification?

Social stratification is a structured ranking of individuals and groups –

their grading into horizontal layers or strata.

There are two different types of stratification systems: open system and

closed system. Open system is a stratification system, in which people can

change their status with relative ease. Closed system is a stratification

system, in which people have great difficulty in changing their status.

I think that there is a closed system in our country, because a person

having nothing-valuable resources can’t change his social status. For

example, ordinate engineer can’t suddenly become a bank officer with

greater income. Person must have some capital, money, bank securities or

intellectual capital. But, I think, nowadays there is a great tendency in

our society to have more money than an intellect, i.e. money capital is

more preferable than a great intellectual potential of our nation.

The study of social stratification is the study of class, caste, privilege,

status that is characteristic of a particular society. It varies according

to how society is organized especially in terms of production and work. We

will emphasize class.

What is the connection between the question: what do you want to be when

you grow up and social stratification (especially the class character of

the society you live in)? Your position in society and the rewards that

will be associated with it. It has an impact on your possibility of

realistically meeting your opportunities for mobility. Mobility refers to

the likelihood that you ca