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Stratification in society is based on‐

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Power, Property and Prestige

Power, property and prestige summarize political influence, economic resources and social honour. They provide the multidimensional account of stratification intended here, associated with Weberian distinctions among power, class and status. Other factors, including education and caste, can also shape social inequality.

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Important Questions from Approaches to sociology of education - Teaching

  1. The major contributor to the theory of communicative reason and communicative rationality was:

  2. Which of the following statements is not correct in case of 'Wollstonecraft'?

  3. "Power as the central feature of society rather than thinking of society as held together by collective agreement concerning a cohesive set of cultural standards as functionalists do” The statement indicates towards which of the following theories?

  4. The Preamble of our Indian Constitution has a sequence of:

    A. Justice

    B. Equity

    C. Equality

    D. Fraternity

    E. Liberty

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below

  5. Which factors tend to resist the adoption of social change?
    A. Cultural inertia
    B. Fear of unfamiliar practices
    C. Inventions that introduce new ways of living
    D. Increased exchange of ideas between communities
    E. High social isolation limiting exposure to outside ideas
    Choose the correct answer.

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