The document discusses social stratification as the hierarchical classification of society based on an unequal distribution of rights, privileges, and resources. It distinguishes between ascribed statuses, assigned by society, and achieved statuses, earned through individual effort, while identifying factors such as power, prestige, and wealth that influence one's social standing. Furthermore, it outlines various dimensions of social stratification, including income sources, occupation, education, housing types, location of residence, and kinship.

1. Social Stratification
It is the differentiation of a given population into
hierarchically superposed classes. It is manifested in
the existence of upper and lower social layers. Its basis
and very essence consist in an unequal distribution of
rights and privileges, duties and responsibilities, social
values and privations, social power and influences
among the members of a society (Sorokin, 1927).

2. Indicators of Social Stratification
Statuses- The higher or lower positions that come
about through social stratifications.

3. Indicators of Social Stratification
Ascribed statuses- are assigned or given by the society
or group on the basis of some fixed category, without
regard to a person’s abilities or performance.
Achieved statuses- are earned by the individual
because of his or her talent, skills, occupation and
perseverance. These include, degree or educational
attainment, promotion, position, earned wealth and
the like.

4. 3 Factors that Determines A Person Standing in
the Community
1. Power refers to the ability to influence other people.
It is getting what they want despite the unwillingness of
others to give in to their desires.
2. Prestige refers to the person’s position in the society.
This refers to having a certain status that enables
someone to have resources or opportunities.
3. Wealth refers to the amount of resources that a
person has (Arcinas, 2016).

5. Dimensions of Social Stratification
1. Sources of Income. There are different sources of
income. These are the inhereted wealth, earned
wealth, profits, professional fees, salaries, wages,
private relief, among others.
2. Occupation. What people do for a living
determines, to a large extent, the social position of the
person.

6. Dimensions of Social Stratification
 3. Education. Educational attainment of a person may be
categorized as masteral or doctoral degree holder, college
graduate, high school graduate, elemetary school drop-
out, among others.

7. Dimensions of Social Stratification
4. Types of house dwellings. Dwellings can be categorized as
permanent house (concrete and excellent in appearance),
semi-permanent house (semi-concrete and very good in
appearance and construction), temporary house (wood and
fair in appearance and construction), and poorly constructed
house (houses found in squatter areas, or those considered
below-the-bridge houses).

8. Dimensions of Social Stratification
 5. Location of residence. Power, prestige and wealth are
also attached to the location of residence. There is disparity
of social status when one residence is located in Forbes
Park, White Plains, squatter area, mountainous-rugged area,
in subdivision and non-subdivision area.

9. Dimensions of Social Stratification
 6. Kinship or family. In the Philippines, when a person belongs
to the Ayala’s, Soriano’s, Zobel’s, Villar’s, that person is
regarded as belonging to the upper class (rich) status. If a
person is from a family whose house is situated in the
squatter’s area, that person is regarded as poor or
belonging to lower class status.

10. Maria is living in a squatter’s area with her family.
Flashfloods are common in their area but they have no
choice but to stay because they can’t afford a decent
house in a decent place. On the other hand, Camille,
her classmate, lives in a subdivision where everything
provides comfort.
Guide questions:
1. On what social status do Maria belongs? What about
Camille?
2. How will you differentiate the statuses of the persons
mentioned in the given situation?