Social Inequality

Answer the following questions: 

1a.  Compare and contrast the functionalist view of social stratification and the conflict theory’s view of social stratification. 

b. How does social stratification influence the daily interactions of individuals? 

c. How do systems of class, based on factors such as prestige, power, income, and wealth, influence your own daily routines, as well as your beliefs and attitudes? 

d. Illustrate your ideas with examples from everyday life as well as include a recent news piece on stratification or inequality.  

e. Include a brief description and link for your news story (a full citation is not required).

This essay meets the following course objectives:

• Apply a sociological perspective to the social world
• Analyze contemporary social issues using the sociological imagination and use sociological theories and concepts to analyze everyday life.
• Describe global stratification.
• Explain social class in the United States.
• 350-400 words excluding references and a minimum of 3 references