Social Stratification And Inequality

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Social Stratification And Inequality

Author: Krishan Kumar Saran

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Language: English

Published by: Centrum Press

Published on: 30th June 2013

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 300 pages

ISBN: 9789353141844


Social stratification

Refers to the division of a population into strata, one on top of another. There are, of course, important differences between social stratification and geological stratification. By the term social stratification we mean a horizontal division of a society into higher and lower social units. The human society, as such, is heterogeneous in nature. It is divided into various economic, social, political and religious classes. Unstratified classless society with real equality is no more than a myth.

Focus of the Book

The central focus of the book is on Systems of Social Stratification and Inequality; Caste, Class and Power, Caste as a form of social inequality. The book narrates new perspectives on social stratification and inequality which would enliven and create an interest in historians, sociologists, anthropologists, students, researchers and layman alike. The book also analyses the problems of social as well as gender inequality. It is a must road for students of history and anthropology.

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