Final
Final
- Define social class. Identify three criteria used to conceptualize social class placement.
Social class consists of concepts regarding political theory and social sciences. Social class deals with the model of stratification of the people in the society. The hierarchical social categories are studied to comprehend the dynamics of the society and the population.
The three basic criteria that are utilized to conceptualize social class placement are wealth, power and prestige. Wealth is the income and property of an individual or family. Power is taken as the capability to channelize others to act as one would like them to. Prestige is taken as the amount of respect which a person gets from others in the society.
- Define social stratification and discuss the four systems of social stratification.
Social stratification is the concept which classifies the population into certain groups on the basis of socio-economic conditions. If the distinctions lead to the emergence of a huge gulf of power, privilege for some groups in comparison to the others, it is known as social stratification.
Caste system is closed in nature which is based on the birth of an individual. The caste remains unchangeable and the society encourages endogamy and “ritual pollution” is also recognized. In the slavery system, a group of people own others. It is based on three major factors: debt, war and conquest, crime. The estate system was prevalent in medieval Europe and had three groups: nobility, clergy and serfs. The class system is an open system which is based on economic conditions and occupations. A person can rise or fall in class in comparison the position at birth.
- Discuss the eight steps in the research model.
In the research model, eight steps come into play. First the topic has to be selected for conducting the research. Next, the problem needs to be defined which has to be addressed through the research. The literature which is present has to be reviewed by the researcher as the next step.
After these steps, a hypothesis has to be formulated based on which the research would proceed. The research method has to be chosen after this. The method has to pertain to the nature of research. After all of these things are correctly ascertained, the data has to be collected. Next, the results of the research have to be analyzed by the researcher. Finally, the results have to be shared, thus completing the research procedure.
References
Bulmer, Martin. (Ed.). (1977). Sociological Research Methods: An Introduction. London: The
Macmillan Press Ltd.
Robertson, Ian. (1977). Sociology. New York: Worth Publishers.
