Social Stratification Chapter Seven

In the article Positive Functions of the Undeserving Poor: Uses of the Underclass in America, By Herbert J. Gans, and Chapter Seven Social Stratification talks about how society ranks categories of people in society and by their economic status. Which goes into three major premises: Power, Prestige, and Property. But with social stratification comes social inequality which in terms deals with the haves and the have-nots. Social Stratification does not last forever it is not premant it is subjected to change. For example an lower class or poor person can when the lottery for millions of dollar and never have to worry about not having because their social class changed for the better. The bottom line is social stratification affects people's live and can be manifested in various ways in society.