‘Social divisions’ refers to
regular patterns of division in society that are associated with membership of particular social groupings
, generally in terms of advantages and disadvantages, inequalities and differences.
Sociologists generally posit three classes:
upper, working (or lower), and middle
.
If social differences in a society overlap with each other it
may lead to social division and if one social difference is given preference then people would begin to think that they belong to different community.
In India social divisions are
based on religion, language, colour, caste
. For example, the Dalits in our country in most cases are poor and landless. They are a group of people who often face discrimination and injustice.
Social differences are the
situations where people are discriminated against on the basis of social, economic, and racial inequality
. On the other hand, social division means division of society on the basis of social differences like language, region, caste, colour, race and sex.
It has assigned the quintiles from lowest to highest as lower class, lower middle class, middle class, upper middle class, and upper class.
class caste | division echelon | grouping sphere | league lineage | stratum circle |
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Social divisions that are especially important in relation to families include:
generation, gender, sexuality, race/ethnicity and class
.
It is because: Social differences may divide similar people from one another, but they also unite very different people. For example, Carlos and Smith were similar to each other as they were Afro-American but they were different from Norman who was white.
- upper class- comprises of people with high income and wealth. …
- middle class- includes people with lesser status and wealth. …
- lower class or worker class- comprises of people who do unskilled labor, and are mostly below poverty line.
Social Differences are based on two main factors : (i) On the basis of accident of Birth.
(ii) On the basis of our choices
. (i) Normally we don’t choose to belong to our community.
Complete answer:
Caste division
is divisions is unique to India.
Elements of social diversity can include
ethnicity, lifestyle, religion, language, tastes and preferences
. By ‘social diversity’, we mean co-existence of different social groups within a given geo- political setting or in simpler terms, differentiation of society into groups.
Advantages and dominance are afforded on the basis of a range of markers of social difference, including
race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, religion, ability, and class
. Privilege is therefore systemic, an outcome of a wide range of social practices and norms, which benefit some more than others.
Social Difference:Social differences are
the differences and discriminations that occurs in the society
. … The differences between males and females, people having different heights and complexion are all examples of social differences caused due to birth.
Social differences:
locals, incomers, gender, age and ethnicity
(Findings paper no. 8)