Social Stratification: Through the eyes of Tönnies and Park

In any study of urban sociology, there should be few scholars who contributed greatly to the current understanding of social structure and evolution, such as Ferdinand Tony and Robert Park. Both were born at the end of the nineteenth century and lived in the first half of the 20th century, so we had opportunities to experience radical industrial growth, political and economic turmoil, and the first big international war. Despite these similarities, each theorist presents its own perspective on the sociological changes they see.

Background: Social stratification is a structured ranking of the entire group and perpetuates unequal economic interests and power in society such as slavery, caste, legacy system, social class. It motivates people to accept all the work required to survive, so it is necessary to see social stratification through the eyes of functionalists. Conflict theorists believe stratification is a major cause of social tensions and conflicts, different social dimensions

Content 1. Social stratification 2. Characteristics of social stratification 3. Origin of social stratification 4. Social stratification in Bangladesh 5. Religious stratification in Bangladesh 6. Hindu caste system 7. Muslim All organizations within the caste system are organizing members from the perspective of advantage, inferiority and equality. Placing people in a hierarchy or layer The vertical scale of evaluation is called stratification. Social stratification is a natural system that does not know the future task and stratification that it will face. Regardless of what factors these babies were born, each one will face some form of social-based stratification, inequality, and growth. Sexual orientation is only an element of inequality in our culture. Here I will explain how it affects stratification and economic status of occupation. Social stratification can be seen in one of three ways, first in structure -

Four principles are considered to be the basis of social stratification. First, social stratification is defined in society as a characteristic of society, not as individuals in society. Second, stratification of society has been inherited from generation to generation. Third, social stratification is universal (exists in every society) but variable (time and place are different). Fourth, social stratification includes not only quantitative inequality but also qualitative beliefs and attitudes toward social status. Stratification is not limited to complex societies, but all complex societies have stratified features. In any complex society, the total inventory of precious commodities is unequally distributed, the most privileged individuals and households occupy an imbalanced proportion of income, power and other precious resources . The term "hierarchical system" is sometimes used to refer to complex social and social structures that produce these observed inequalities.