Outline

I. Introduction

a. subject of essay: Social stratification divides and structures different people according to certain qualities they are affiliated with, therefore class systems should be formed into one solid level in society.
b. argument: Social stratification, influences people to become responsible for whatever branch of work they are assumed to fulfill and maintain a well organized and safe environment for themselves and future generations. The class of people defines their position in society whether it is looked upon as negative or positive. Therefore those of lower class should strive for more.
c. method: By using scholarly articles that provide information about class systems, i can prove the point of the necessity of upgrade in a class system.

II. Body

a. para1: Social class is necessary to define the obligations associated with each member of society.

i. Every culture defines it's social stratification based on what is most demanded by whom according to Hsien-Jen Chu and J. Selwyn Hollingsworth who studied the relationship between family-types and social stratification.
ii. Also they mention that urban and rural establishment changes ones responsibilities considering their being is either in a family or taking on the society solo. Therefore class is based on how you manage yourself in both or one of such. Extended research provides that larger families, are more likely to obtain a higher class then an independent family.


b. para2: People of different levels of class including upper, middle and lower are easily definable by others assuming intelligence and ability to work are the largest components of a class rank.

i. Earl Edward Muntz conducted a survey asking students to define social class systems according to stereotypes affiliated with knowledge and power. He asked students of different rank to participate and it showed how seemingly middle lass students opposed classification whereas upper middle class students, due to their urge to boost their rank, would react differently to this study and oppose equality.

c. para3. Children are and should be exposed to class very early with the start of school, considering education is a big part of social classes.

i. Celia Burns Stendlar explains how upper class people pertain to school as very important for social behavior and conflict resolution, whereas lower class is less complex and trains the child for adulthood.

ii. lower class children are more susceptible to outside influences and look upon success as a disgrace and work on boosting their own social being rather then their grades and thinking of their future, unlike upper class children who worry about bad grades and concentrate deeper on assignments.

d. para4. Ethnic background and race contribute to class as people of African or Hispanic cultures are stereotyped and affiliated with the lower class.

i. attitudes to ethic races are correlated with lower class according to Paul Haut. Minorities are rarely or never affiliated with upper or even middle class due to their past especially in American culture. The surveys provided show how biased students are and how upper class is significantly favored as a comparison to African Americans, Jews and foreign born peoples, who are even categorized below lower class.

e. para5. Affirmative action is a system that eliminates social class for minorities to simplify their success and help bring them up in the class system.

i. Affirmative action, although rather controversial between many people better. Considering it is affiliated with reverse discrimination, it is difficult to proclaim this as the best idea for minorities, but it is a start and may give out more hope and become simpler.

III. Conclusion

a. The articles i chose show how people of lower class and those associated with minorities are misrepresented through the biased nature of people of higher class as well as their own choices in a social environment. Whether it is families who guide their children in a specific way that defines them or their relative background, they are places into a specific social class according to action.

b.To improve ones stance in society it is necessary to push forward and eliminate stereotypes first, before entering into success.