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Social stratification

Overview

Pupils explore the different layers of society that create inequality, from social class to ethnicity to gender and beyond.

Example keywords

Inequality

State of not being equal with others in your society and life opportunities.

Discrimination

The differing treatment of members of society based on prejudice.

Social class

A socio-economic category based on wealth, culture and status that is increasingly difficult to define in UK society.

Fundamental British value

Tolerance

Cultural capital

Gaining an understanding of historical equalities that have been present in UK society.

UN Rights of the child

2. No discrimination

External Links

Only Sociology | Revision: https://onlysociology.com/revision/