The theory that I think best explains social stratification is Max Weber's theory of wealth, power and prestige. I think it best describes why some people have more access to opportunities and rewards than others because for one the more economic resources someone has obviously they have more access to things that average people don't like better educations, safer neighborhoods, larger homes, more material things etc. If someone has access to certain things like a college education at an Ivy League school they will have more chances to be in a social circle with others that could help them get a more prominent job then someone who atte

Secondly, economics is not the only reason some have access to things that others don't. Power plays a major role in where someone is in the social strata; someone doesn't have to be wealthy to have power. A politician has power and influence over certain others but it doesn't necessarily make him or her wealthy but they still have access to things that other people do not, like influence on others. Police officers have power over certain individuals without being wealthy. Power can also derive from qualities such as intelligence and the ability to motivate and organize others. A religious leader, like Martin Luther King, is a good example of someone who wasn't necessarily wealthy but had a great deal of influence over others and therefore had access to social opportunities t

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