Ms. Jeniffer S. Francisco
Textual analysis
What can the school do to be truly an agent of equality?
Social stratification always takes place in a society. There can be no social stratification without society.Social stratification is the division of a society into different hierarchical classes of people to a certain criteria. The scale of division is from the highest to the lowest class. In some countries, social stratification is very rigid. Take the caste of India. The people are classified according to Brahmans,Kshatriya's, Vaisyas, Sudra's and pariahs, are the outcast or untouchables. The people of one cast do not usually associate with the people of another caste. One cannot get out of his own caste and join another caste so easily. However, some efforts are being exerted to lessen the rigidity of the caste system. Social stratification in a democratic country like the Philippines is not, very rigid. Classification is loose and based merely on the general perception of the people. The classes do not have any distinct nor clear- cut divisions. The people are merely divided according to socio- economic criteria which never have any definite limits or boundaries.Thus, some people are considered to belong to the upper class,to the middle class, and the rest to the lower class but exactly were the dividing lines are located is not known. People may also be classified as very rich, rich, fairly rich, poor, very poor. Social status is the social class to which one belongs. It is the class into which he's social-economic standing fits. Social status maybe ascribed or achieved. Ascribed status is due to the accident. It is the class into which one is born. if one is born into a rich family, then he belongs to a rich class. If one is born into a poor family, then he belongs to a poor class. Achieved status is earned or acquired by means of talent and effort-making capacity on individual or by force of circumstances. Nora Aunor climed the social ladder through her singing talent and acting ability coupled with hard work. Vilma Santos rose from obscurity to prominence through her acting ability and hard work too. Education is probably the best and surest way of improving social status but much effort must be exerted to obtain one. There also instances when one climes to social ladder by force of circumstances. When a poor girl marries a rich boy then she becomes a member of the rich class. And so with a poor boy who marries a rich girl.
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