Assertion: stratification | /r/HasProperty | functional
Facets:
value: for society
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for pyle
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for davidson
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: These statements argue that social stratification (inequality) is functional and it is necessary for maintaining a society's state of equilibrium (stability).
text: Contrary to Davis and Moore's argument that stratification is functional for society, Davidson and Pyle (2011) argue that religious stratification destabilizes society.
text: Social stratification can be examined from different sociological perspectives—functionalism, critical sociology, and symbolic interactionism.
text: These authors argue that stratification is a FUNCTIONAL PREREQUISITE for all societies (see also FUNCTIONAL(IST) THEORY OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION).
text: A major functionalist theorist, Talcott parsons (1954), saw social stratification as inevitable as it derives from shared values, which are a necessary part of all social systems, and it is functional for society as it serves to integrate various groups in society.