Sociology and stratification
... As stated in our textbook for class, on page 213, it stated that stratification has been going on as long as we can imagine. ... So the stratification of race went on years ago and may still exist. ... Gender is another form of stratification. ... But even though there are a lot more jobs for women there still is some stratification going on. ... Age is another type of stratification. ... That is an example of a younger person experiencing stratification. Another form of stratification, class, primarily happens because the upper class thinks they are too good for the lower class. ... The reason I think stratification exists, as I stated earlier, is because of people of different race, gender, age, class, religion, and other organization that people think they are of higher significance. ... According to Max Weber, his view on stratification is also like Marx, in that he believes it has nothing to do with one single characteristic.