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The German [[sociologist]] [[Max Weber]] formulated a [[three-component theory of stratification]] in which he defines '''status group'''<ref>Reinhart Bendix. 1960. Max Weber: An Intellectual Portrait. p105. London: Heinemann.</ref> (also known as '''status class''' or '''status [[Estates of the realm|estate]]'''<ref>Guenther Roth and Claus Wittich (eds). 1978. ''Economy and society: an outline of interpretive sociology, Volume 1.'' p.300. University of California Press</ref>) as a group of people (part of a [[society]]) that can be differentiated on the basis of non-economical qualities like [[honour]], prestige and [[religion]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rdA86k8WTuoC&pg=PA42 |title=The breakdown of class politics |author=Terry N. Clark, Seymour Martin Lipset}}</ref> The German word for status group is "Stand," the plural of which is "Staende."
The German [[sociologist]] [[Max Weber]] formulated a [[three-component theory of stratification]] that defines '''status group'''<ref>Reinhart Bendix. 1960. Max Weber: An Intellectual Portrait. p. 105. London: Heinemann.</ref> (also '''status class''' and '''[[Estates of the realm|status estate]]''')<ref>Guenther Roth and Claus Wittich (eds). 1978. ''Economy and society: an outline of interpretive sociology, Volume 1.'' p. 300. University of California Press.</ref> as a group of people, within a [[society]], who that can be differentiated on the basis of non-economic qualities such as [[honour]], [[prestige]], and [[religion]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rdA86k8WTuoC&pg=PA42 |title=The Breakdown of Class Politics|author=Terry N. Clark, Seymour Martin Lipset}}</ref> The German terms are ''Stand'' (status group) and ''Stände'' (status groups).


Since Max Weber, the issue of status inconsistency has been the object of many studies, particularly in the [[post-industrial society|post-industrial societies]] and also because of an intervening factor: religion, particularly in emerging nations.<ref>''From Social Class and Religious Identity to Status Incongruence in Post-Industrial Societies'' by [[Mattei Dogan]] in ''Comparative Sociology'' 2004
Since the time of Max Weber, the matter of “status incongruence” has been much studied in [[post-industrial society|post-industrial societies]], and especially in under-developed countries because of the intervening social factor that is religion.<ref>''From Social Class and Religious Identity to Status Incongruence in Post-Industrial Societies'', by [[Mattei Dogan]] in ''Comparative Sociology'' (2004) www.statusgroup.com.ua</ref>
www.statusgroup.com.ua</ref>


Weber writes that status groups emerge from "the house of honor."
Weber said that status groups emerge from "the house of honor", and that such status-honor is in contrast with:

Such status honor is contrasted with:
*[[social class]], based on [[economic]]ally determined relationship in the house of the marketplace.
*[[social class]], based on [[economic]]ally determined relationship in the house of the marketplace.
*[[party]], based on [[Political party|affiliations]] in the [[politics|political domain]], or the house of power.


*[[political party]], based on [[Political party|affiliations]] in the [[politics|political domain]], or the house of power.
Together, these concepts are described as Weber's "[[Three-component theory of stratification]]"


Weber's discussion of the relationships between status groups, social class, and political parties is found in his essay "Class, Status, Party" which was written in German before World War I. The first English translation was done by [[Hans Gerth]] and [[C. Wright Mills]] and published in the 1940s. This version has been republished many times since. A new English translation called "The distribution of power within the community: Classes, Stände, Parties" and translated by Dagmar Waters and her colleagues and published in the Journal of Classical Sociology (2010). In this translation, the German word "Stand" is used, rather than the English "status group."<ref>"The distribution of power within the community: Classes, Staende, Parties" Journal of Classical Sociology 2010:137-152, http://jcs.sagepub.com/content/10/2/137.short</ref><ref>The New Zeppelin University of "Class, Status, Party" by Tony Waters and Dagmar Waters, Journal of Classical Sociology 2010:142-148 http://jcs.sagepub.com/content/10/2/153.extract</ref>
These are the constituent concepts of the [[Three-component theory of stratification]]. Discussion of the relationships among status groups, social class, and political parties is in the essay "Class, Status, Party", written before the First World War (1914–18); the first translation to English, by [[Hans Gerth]] and [[C. Wright Mills]], was published in the 1940s. A newer English translation of the essay, titled “The Distribution of Power within the Community: Classes, Stände, Parties” (2010), was by Dagmar Waters and colleagues, and published in the “Journal of Classical Sociology”; the title of the new English-language translation includes the German word “Stände” (status groups) in place of the English term.<ref>"The Distribution of Power within the Community: Classes, Staende, Parties", Journal of Classical Sociology, 2010:137-152, http://jcs.sagepub.com/content/10/2/137.short</ref><ref>The New Zeppelin University of "Class, Status, Party" by Tony Waters and Dagmar Waters, Journal of Classical Sociology 2010:142-148 http://jcs.sagepub.com/content/10/2/153.extract</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 07:38, 27 September 2014

The German sociologist Max Weber formulated a three-component theory of stratification that defines status group[1] (also status class and status estate)[2] as a group of people, within a society, who that can be differentiated on the basis of non-economic qualities such as honour, prestige, and religion.[3] The German terms are Stand (status group) and Stände (status groups).

Since the time of Max Weber, the matter of “status incongruence” has been much studied in post-industrial societies, and especially in under-developed countries because of the intervening social factor that is religion.[4]

Weber said that status groups emerge from "the house of honor", and that such status-honor is in contrast with:

These are the constituent concepts of the Three-component theory of stratification. Discussion of the relationships among status groups, social class, and political parties is in the essay "Class, Status, Party", written before the First World War (1914–18); the first translation to English, by Hans Gerth and C. Wright Mills, was published in the 1940s. A newer English translation of the essay, titled “The Distribution of Power within the Community: Classes, Stände, Parties” (2010), was by Dagmar Waters and colleagues, and published in the “Journal of Classical Sociology”; the title of the new English-language translation includes the German word “Stände” (status groups) in place of the English term.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Reinhart Bendix. 1960. Max Weber: An Intellectual Portrait. p. 105. London: Heinemann.
  2. ^ Guenther Roth and Claus Wittich (eds). 1978. Economy and society: an outline of interpretive sociology, Volume 1. p. 300. University of California Press.
  3. ^ Terry N. Clark, Seymour Martin Lipset, The Breakdown of Class Politics
  4. ^ From Social Class and Religious Identity to Status Incongruence in Post-Industrial Societies, by Mattei Dogan in Comparative Sociology (2004) www.statusgroup.com.ua
  5. ^ "The Distribution of Power within the Community: Classes, Staende, Parties", Journal of Classical Sociology, 2010:137-152, http://jcs.sagepub.com/content/10/2/137.short
  6. ^ The New Zeppelin University of "Class, Status, Party" by Tony Waters and Dagmar Waters, Journal of Classical Sociology 2010:142-148 http://jcs.sagepub.com/content/10/2/153.extract