Davis and moore (1967) Meritocracy
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- Davis and moore (1967) Meritocracy
- Social Stratification - How people are categorised into a social class hierarchy based on wealth, power and status
- Davis and Moore believe that social stratification has beneficial consequences in society
- Davis and moore believe education sifts and sorts people according to ability
- They believe that education selects talented individuals and allocates them into the most important roles in society e.g gps or lawyers which are rewarded highly
- Fits within the functionalist paradigm (there theory mostly links to functionalism)
- Davis and Moore examined role allocation
- Meritocracy - A social system in which people get equal opportunity to succeed as long as they are talented and work hard
- Social Stratification - How people are categorised into a social class hierarchy based on wealth, power and status
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