ISBN: 9788131603536 - perspectives on social stratification (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. viii + 244.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Contents 1 Introduction 2 Defining social stratification 3 Basic concepts relating to stratification 4 Theories of social stratification 5 Dimensions of social stratification 6 Social mobility 7 Open and closed systems of social stratification 8 The caste system continuity and change 9 Emerging patterns of social stratification in India Index The book highlights the core themes and issues relating to the conceptualization of social stratification and mobility The basic concepts such as equality inequality hierarchy exclusion poverty and deprivation have been discussed with conceptual clarity and empirical substantiation Though the book is concise however it incorporates the major theories approaches and profiles of the systems of stratification and mobility The systems of stratification as reflected through caste class status groups power gender ethnicity and race have been explained to provide a composite view of social stratification Two chapters namely Caste System and Emerging Patterns of Stratification highlight the recent trends relating to social stratification in Indian society 244 pp.…