Stratification and Inequality

Social Inequality refers to the uneven distribution of;

• Resources such as power and money
• Opportunities related to education, employment and health

In other words, it describes how some people may have more than others which might be a result of their social class, gender, ethnicity and age.

Register Generals Social Class Scales

Based on; 

• Income, lifestyles, status, life chances and education
• Long term unemployed and sick

Positives

• Covers 100's of occupations
• Simple way of measure

Negatives

• Upper class is missing
• Many couples work in different classes
• Foucuses on head of the house

Based On

• The general standing in the community of occupations concerned

Positives

• Include some of the 60% who don't have jobs
• New category

Negatives

• Wealth and rich are missed out

• Upper class
• Upper middle class
• Middle class
• Lower middle class
• Upper working class
• Working class
• Under class

Life chances refers to peoples chances of achieving positive or negative outcomes in their lives. This can relate to;

• Wealth
• Income
• Power
• Status

Social sstratofcation refers to the way society is structured in a hierarchy of uneven layers.

• The higher up you are, the more wealth, power, income and status you have.
• The lower down you are, the less wealth, power, income and status you have.