NURSING ANM AND GNM

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SOCIOLOGY

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Social stratification provides an effective mechanism for role allocation. This viee is associated with
A
Davis and Moore
B
Tumin and Smith
C
Weber and Marx
D
Durkheim and Beckford
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1945, sociologists Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore published the Davis-Moore thesis, which argued that the greater the functional importance of a social role, the greater must be the reward. The theory posits that social stratification represents the inherently unequal value of different work.

Detailed explanation-2: -Evaluating Davis and Moore A Marxist criticism of this is that social stratification – or inequality – is precisely what means the education system manifestly fails to grade people by their ability or effort.

Detailed explanation-3: -Davis and Moore examined role allocation. They believe that education selects talented individuals and allocates them to the most important roles in society. Higher rewards for jobs such as GP’s and pilots encourages competition. Davis and Moore believe that education sifts and sorts according to ability.

Detailed explanation-4: -The thesis states that social stratification is necessary to promote excellence, productivity, and efficiency, thus giving people something to strive for. Davis and Moore believed that the system serves society as a whole because it allows everyone to benefit to a certain extent.

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