What type of stratification best describes the kind of inequality most of these interviewees are talking about? Class stratification, a status hierarchy or an elite-mass dichotomy? You can choose more than one type, if you think more than one applies. See pp 250-258 in the text book (Chapter 7) for a general definition of stratification and a discussion of the three types of stratification that were listed above.
Your answer you should:
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(2 points) Describe the general response pattern you see in the data. (Is everyone describing the same kind of stratification? Is there a large majority who see things one way and a minority that view stratification another way? Or are most people describing a kind of stratification that could fit into more than one category?). These are just examples – they aren’t your only options. Just try your best to describe what you’re really seeing in the data.
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(2 points) Define every concept you discuss (which includes any of the three types of stratification and stratification in general). Please define these concepts in your own words instead of copying the definition directly from the book.
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(2 points) Use specific examples/quotes from at least 4 interviews to support your answer. Identify the interviews that these examples come from by interview number (interview number 1, 2, 3, 25, etc).
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