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Stratification and Ethnic Groups
Author(s) -
Lieberson Stanley
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
sociological inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.446
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1475-682X
pISSN - 0038-0245
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-682x.1970.tb01007.x
Subject(s) - stratification (seeds) , ethnic group , social stratification , politics , hierarchy , sociology , political science , gender studies , social science , anthropology , law , biology , seed dormancy , botany , germination , dormancy
Ethnic stratification is compared with other forms of stratification, particularly those based on economic class. Using “ethnic” in its broadest sense, it is clear that such groups are most likely to move toward creation of their own separate nation‐state. As a consequence, there are certain outcomes of ethnic stratification that cannot be accounted for in a general theory of stratification or one based solely on economic dimensions. An ethnic stratification system will also affect other forms of stratification in the society. For example, class alliances will be weaker if a given economic level is occupied by different ethnic strata. The added proliferation of statuses in a society with ethnic stratification compounds the political process. Other ways are also considered in which the presence of an ethnic hierarchy in the nation interacts with and affects age, sex, and economic stratification.