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Social differentiation and stratification

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How do class, gender, ethnicity and age divide society and shape opportunity?

The main forms of social differentiation, including social class, gender, ethnicity and age, and the inequalities of opportunity linked to each.
A focused answer to the Eduqas GCSE Sociology stratification topic, covering social class, gender, ethnicity and age as forms of differentiation and the inequalities of opportunity linked to each.
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How is society divided into layers, and what does that mean?

Defining social differentiation and stratification, including the key concepts of social class, status, the strata of society, and ascribed and achieved status.
A focused answer to the Eduqas GCSE Sociology stratification topic, defining social differentiation and stratification, social class and status, the strata of society, and ascribed and achieved status.
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Why are some people poor, and how does it affect their lives?

Life chances and poverty, including the definition of life chances, absolute and relative poverty, the groups most at risk, and explanations of poverty.
A focused answer to the Eduqas GCSE Sociology stratification topic, covering life chances, absolute and relative poverty, the groups most at risk, and the main explanations of poverty including Townsend.
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Who holds power in society, and how is inequality maintained?

Power and inequality, including authority and coercion, power in the workplace and the home, social mobility, and how inequality is reproduced.
A focused answer to the Eduqas GCSE Sociology stratification topic, covering power and authority, power in the workplace and home, social mobility, and how inequality is reproduced across generations.
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How do the different perspectives explain why society is unequal?

Theories of stratification, including the functionalist view of Davis and Moore, the Marxist view, and the Weberian view of class, status and party.
A focused answer to the Eduqas GCSE Sociology stratification topic, covering the functionalist (Davis and Moore), Marxist and Weberian theories of stratification and how they explain inequality.
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