ethnic stratification and assimilation

The uneven distribution of advantages, material rewards, opportunities and power among groups, is due to stratification within a society. Ethnic stratification is a system of structured inequality in which people receive different amounts of society’s resources based on someone’s ethnic group. Level of power is determined according to a persons differences from the dominant group. These differences are generally cultural and physical. The ethnic groups most similar to the dominant group are more highly ranked, and those that are considerably different are ranked low. The lower ranked groups generally take a subordinate position to those of the dominant group. This comparison of ethnic groups to ones owns group is called ethnocentrism (Marger 40-1).

Ethnocentrism is one of the building blocks for ethnic stratification. When you add competition for the same scarce resources, and different levels of power, it will lead to the development of ethnic stratification. When the dominant culture has been determined, the wider the gap in distribution of power determines the strength of the stratification system. The more powerful the dominant group is the stronger the system is. The

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