Assignment 1: Discussion—Social Stratification The United States is predicated on a class system and extensive significance is placed on its being a meritocracy. As a result, it can be challenging for an individual to conceptualize or recognize the role that social barriers play in personal mobility. Respond to the following: Explain the role that stratification has played in your life. Examine how different your life would be if you lived in a caste-system instead of a class-system. Evaluate the role of racial, ethnic, or gender stratification in your day-to-day life. Support your statements with examples and scholarly references. Write your initial response in 1–2 paragraphs. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. By Saturday, September 6, 2014 , post your response to the appropriate Discussion Area . Through Wednesday, September 10, 2014 , review and comment on at least two peers’ responses. .

1. Assignment 1: Discussion—Social Stratification
The United States is predicated on a class system and extensive
significance is placed on its being a meritocracy. As a result, it
can be challenging for an individual to conceptualize or
recognize the role that social barriers play in personal mobility.
Respond to the following:
Explain the role that stratification has played in your life.
Examine how different your life would be if you lived in a
caste-system instead of a class-system.
Evaluate the role of racial, ethnic, or gender stratification in
your day-to-day life.
Support your statements with examples and scholarly
references.
Write your initial response in 1–2 paragraphs. Apply APA
standards to citation of sources.
By
Saturday, September 6, 2014
, post your response to the appropriate
Discussion Area
. Through
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses.