New microsoft office power point presentation (3)

New microsoft office power point presentation (3)

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  What is SocialStratification? Social stratification refers to the classification of people into groups according to one or more criteria deemed important to society. It is based on four principles:- Social stratification is a trait of society, not simply a reflection of individual differences Social stratification carries over from generation to generation Social stratification is universal but variable Social stratification involves not just inequality but beliefs as well
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  How is SocialStratification divided? Social stratification is divided into three categories. They are:- Upper class Middle class Lower class
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  Social stratification under slavery/plantationsociety The plantation society in the Caribbean during the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was a closed system of stratification based on the criteria of race and colour. Race and colour were used to determine one’s occupation in society. Black or coloured persons were either slaves or free people of colour and so it was evident just by looking at someone what his of her rank in life was. White persons were not of low status. Among the whites, those who were European by birth were of higher social standing however, the creole whites were at the top of the social hierarchy. Persons of mixed ancestry and light-coloured skin were the most fortunate by virtue of their appearance and so were rewarded with the lighter work as domestic slaves. The coloureds worked as a buffer group between the whites and the blacks.
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  Pyramid showing social stratification
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  Table showing socialstratification CLASS COLOUR STATUS Upper class/caste/ruling elites Traditionally white Own wealth, means of production and political power Intermediate class/caste Mulatto/browns Usually educated ,own some wealth, desire but lack political power Working class/caste Blacks Slaves, uneducated, lack wealth and political power
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  The upper classin the Caribbean continues to be considered whites. They continue to own and control a significant proportion of the territory’s wealth, and as such possess great economic, social and political power. The non-white populations continue to be situated at the lower end of the social strata. They constitute the public servants and unskilled workers in the society.