Crash Course Sociology #22: Why is there Social Stratification? Worksheet

Crash Course Sociology #22 Worksheet Guides Students Through Video Lesson on Social Stratification\nThis 2-page digital worksheet walks students through the concepts presented in Crash Course Sociology's 22nd video on social stratification. Featuring 15 critical thinking questions, the interactive worksheet challenges learners to analyze key sociological theories related to inequality, including the Davis-Moore thesis, social-conflict theory, and Ralf Dahrendorf's perspective on proletariat revolution. Students will reflect on capitalism's ideological underpinnings and the three main dimensions of hierarchy while interpreting ideas around conspicuous consumption and subjective social positioning. With an answer key for educators included, this sociology resource facilitates whole-class discussion, small group analysis, independent catch-up work, and substitute lesson plans on factors perpetuating uneven distribution of status and resources in human civilization.