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Quotes from Class and society — Walter F. Buckley

1922–2006 United States

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The division of distinctive social roles and tasks, based upon both inherited and socially acquired individual differences, is called social differentiation.

Class and society (1959)

Status is dependent in the long run upon high class position — the maintenance of a prestigious style of life costs money — there is no necessary correspondence between them at any given time.

Class and society (1959)

A second dimension of stratification in modern societies is the status order. The term status as used in this study refers to the differentiation-of-prestige and deference among individuals and groups in society.

Class and society (1959)

Social differentiation is a universal characteristic of human societies. Early human societies survived and became dominant among animal species because of their superior social organization — that is, their more elaborate division of labor and consequent close coordination of activities.

Class and society (1959)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Walter F. Buckley (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.