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Stratification Theory

Stratification Theory is a sociological framework that explains the hierarchical arrangement of individuals or groups in society based on unequal access to resources, power, and prestige, distinguishing itself by analyzing how structured social inequalities are institutionalized and perpetuated across generations.

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61.3K

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1.2K

Authors

418

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2017–2026

78

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Publications

774

The Educational and Early Occupational Attainment Process

William H. Sewell, Archibald O. Haller, Alejandro Portes · American Sociological Review · 1969 · 1.5K citations

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Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

Raymond Sin-Kwok Wong · Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) · 1993 · 1.1K citations

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Social Integration and Certain Corollaries: An Exploratory Study

Leo Srole · American Sociological Review · 1956 · 1K citations

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Some Principles of Stratification

Kingsley Davis, Wilbert E. Moore · American Sociological Review · 1945 · 982 citations

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Work and Personality: An Inquiry into the Impact of Social Stratification.

James S. House, Melvin L. Kohn, Carmi Schooler et al. · Social Forces · 1986 · 941 citations

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Authors

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  1. WH
    William H. Form

    The Ohio State University, United States

    7 publications · 439 citations

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  2. RB
    Reinhard Bendix

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    7 publications · 498 citations

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  3. GL
    Gerhard Lenski

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    7 publications · 2K citations

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  4. TA
    Thomas A. DiPrete

    Columbia University, United States

    6 publications · 1.4K citations

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  5. AC
    Alan C. Kerckhoff

    Duke University, United States

    6 publications · 959 citations

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Institutions

418

  1. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    14 h-index

    17 publications

    2.2K citations

  2. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    12 h-index

    19 publications

    1.5K citations

  3. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    11 h-index

    11 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    11 h-index

    16 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    10 h-index

    16 publications

    2.7K citations

  6. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    9 h-index

    10 publications

    364 citations

  7. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    480 citations

  8. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    1.1K citations

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Venues

  1. American Sociological Review

    ASR · 73 publications · 11.2K citations

    42

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  2. American Journal of Sociology

    AJS · 31 publications · 3.9K citations

    28

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  3. Social Forces

    SF · 45 publications · 4.5K citations

    27

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  4. Annual Review of Sociology

    21 publications · 3.6K citations

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  5. British Journal of Sociology

    BJS · 22 publications · 1.4K citations

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