"Differentiation" is a word of Latin origin. It denotes the difference, dissimilarity, division and stratification of the whole into different parts, steps and forms.
Social differentiation - what is it?
Social differentiation is a social concept that defines the division of society into groups of people who differ in their social status.
Studies show that social stratification is inherent in any social system. For example, in primitive tribes, society was divided according to age, gender, and each of them had its own privileges and duties. On the one hand, at the head of the tribe was a respected and influential leader with his close associates, on the other hand, outcasts who lived "outside the law."
With the development of society, social stratification grew more and more obvious.
Types of differentiation of society
Society distinguishes between political, economic and professional differentiation.
Political differentiation in any modern society occurs due to the division of the population into managers and governed, into political leaders and the rest of the people.
Economic differentiation indicates the difference in incomes of the population, their living standards, distinguishes the rich, middle and poor.
Occupation, human occupation determine the professional differentiation of society. At the same time, professions exist more or less prestigious depending on their economic subsidies.
We can say that social differentiation is not just a division of society into some groups, but it is also a kind of inequality of these groups in terms of their social status, rights, privileges and, accordingly, duties, influence and prestige.
