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audie

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on: Jul 1, 2018
Define what is meant by legitimation, and explain its importance to social stratification.
 
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What is the size of the world's population today?
 
  a. 2 million people
  b. 400 million people
  c. 3 billion people
  d. 7 billion people
  e. 15 billion people


sarah_brady415

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Reply #1 on: Jul 1, 2018
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Legitimation refers to the process by which inequality comes to be viewed as a legitimate or acceptable structure. It is important because social stratification could not continue to exist if it were not viewed as legitimate by most of the people affected by it. Legitimation begins during the process of socialization. Members of society internalize an understanding of their social location and this affects their self-esteem.

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