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This programme gives an introductory explanation of forms of stratification in society. The programme begins by suggesting that all societies have some form of stratification. It is argued that the...re are two extreme models of classification, an open and a closed system, but that all systems found in the real world are mixtures of these two. Two types of existing stratification are then examined: (a) the caste system in India and (b) class in an industrial society. Various strata of society are recognised in each type and they are then examined for their rigidity and pervasiveness according to a number of criteria. The difficulties in this sort of analysis are stressed - in that some of the criteria used might be more important than others. It was also stressed that other theorists, particularly Marxists, might stress other criteria. However, the programme stresses that the measurement of social stratification is a multi-dimensional exercise. The programme consists of studio analysis, with film examples to highlight the characteristics of the systems under study. The main speaker is Jeremy Tunstall, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the Open Universityand John Goldthorpe of Nuffield College, Oxford, is interviewed about his research on the affluent worker in an industrial society.
This programme gives an introductory explanation of forms of stratification in society. The programme begins by suggesting that all societies have some form of stratification. It is argued that the...re are two extreme models of classification, an open and a closed system, but that all systems found in the real world are mixtures of these two. Two types of existing stratification are then examined: (a) the caste system in India and (b) class in an industrial society. Various strata of society are recognised in each type and they are then examined for their rigidity and pervasiveness according to a number of criteria. The difficulties in this sort of analysis are stressed - in that some of the criteria used might be more important than others. It was also stressed that other theorists, particularly Marxists, might stress other criteria. However, the programme stresses that the measurement of social stratification is a multi-dimensional exercise. The programme consists of studio analysis, with film examples to highlight the characteristics of the systems under study. The main speaker is Jeremy Tunstall, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the Open Universityand John Goldthorpe of Nuffield College, Oxford, is interviewed about his research on the affluent worker in an industrial society.
| Module code and title: | D100, Understanding society: a foundation course |
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| Item code: | D100; 17; 1972 |
| First transmission date: | 21-05-1972 |
| Published: | 1972 |
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| Duration: | 00:24:22 |
| Note: | It is uncertain whether the copy at the NFTVA is the archive copy of this version or the original 1971 version.;Open University course D100 Understanding society. |
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| Producer: | Francis Sealey |
| Contributors: | John Goldthorpe; Jeremy Tunstall |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Social class |
| Master spool number: | 6HT/70515 |
| Production number: | 00521_2249 |
| Videofinder number: | 3377 |
| Available to public: | no |
