Define what is meant by legitimation, and explain its importance to social stratification
What will be an ideal response?
Legitimation refers to the process by which inequality comes to be viewed as a legitimate or acceptable structure. It is important because social stratification could not continue to exist if it were not viewed as legitimate by most of the people affected by it. Legitimation begins during the process of socialization. Members of society internalize an understanding of their social location and this affects their self-esteem.
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A) demographic free fall B) population implosion C) demographic decline D) population shrinkage
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a. social institutions b. working groups c. informal organizations d. social associations
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a. an empirical question. b. an open question. c. a semi-structured question. d. a structured question.
Compare the costs and benefits of working part-time if you are the mother or father of two preschool children.
What will be an ideal response?