WHAT IS THE ADVANTAGES OF STRATIFICATION IN SOCIETY?

• In every society, whether it is agricultural or industrial; Whether it is developed or under-developed; Whether it is rural or urban, stratification does exist all over the world. This is mainly because of the stratification benefits over people.

• The advantages of stratification are given here under :

• Responsible : Stratification makes people more responsible towards their work and duties. It gives every person a particular duties which make him more obsessed on their work and they are become more specialize and hard working to get best results.
• Competition : Stratification makes sense of competition among the people because every person desired to achieve more and better opportunities. People belonging from the lower strata are always try to hard and get up in their life.
• Status : Stratification gives every person a particular status according to their work or duties. Status gives respect and dignity in the society. It helps us to understand the capabilities, resources and intelligence of the people in a society.
• Understanding : Cause of stratification, Peoples know very deeply about each and every society. It gives the knowledge of every society's festival, values, norms, folkways, mores etc. 

WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS FEATURES OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION?

• The stratification is not uniform in all societies. It varies from society to society because social problems and institutions all over are not the same.
• Different societies has assessment process in their society. Stratification help us to know the classes and sub classes present in society. It also describes the occupation, income and status of each class in society. According to income, there are three distinct groups namely, Low income group, middle income group and high income group.
• Stratification is highly influenced by technology. In which, caste system gives path to class system. For example, industrialization and urbanization are highly influenced the stratification  of society.
• It is influenced by government policies. In India, there are many policies implemented according to various caste. In which some poor and lower caste is eligible for It and some having high status in society are not eligible.
• Struggle to reach a particulate destination is influenced by stratification. Struggle is an inherent quality of stratification. people belonging from lower classes are always struggles to reach at the high class strata and on the other hand high class strata people always push down them.
• Division of labour is possible. Each class is found to perform a particular Type of work. It is very essential for the progress of industrial sector.

WHAT IS SOCIAL STRATIFICATION?EXPLAIN TYPES OF ITS IN BRIEF.

SOCIAL STRATIFICATION

• Heterogeneity in the society is called social stratification.
• There is hardly any society in the world where complete harmony is present. Every society is divided by caste and classes. Social stratification is the divison of society into permanent groups based on the concept of inequality. We don't know anything about the origin of stratification. We only know that the stratification did exist and does exist in each and every society.
• Social stratification is based on below aspects :

1. Economic (Poverty, wealthy, slavery)
2. Political (Relation with politician for support)
3. Religious (Caste and subcaste)
4. Social (According to occupation class)

1. Economic

Rich people buy machines and set up factories/industries and became owner employ a different section of people to work under them, who are generally called workers.

2. Political 

A section of people in the society who capture or win the election in the state and became a ruler and they are politically powerful and occupy special position in the society. Beside them, other remain in a separate class, generally called ruled class.

3. Religious

Religious stratification is the division of a society into hierarchical layers on the basis of religious beliefs, affiliation, or faith practices. Peoples are broadly divided into two distinct class. 

4. Social

In India, there are four distinct groups as follows, in descending order of social status: Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras. Brahmins maintain the highest level of social status within Hindu culture and are typically religious leaders, teachers, and intellectuals. Kshatriyas are the second most powerful caste, performing work related to warfare and politics. Vaishyas are in the middle of the caste system and work as traders, shopkeepers, and in agriculture. Shudras are the second least powerful caste within Indian culture, often working in manual labor.