Stratification in America

Part I. With my understanding of social stratification in America, I would have to say that I am more of a conflict theorist. Conflict theory suggests that competition and conflicts occurs very often in societies through social interactions. The studies of these developments are a good way to understand a society. I believe that there is no perfect society, someone will eventually have to gain and some will just have to lose--this is how the …

…the family. Almost two decades ago, my parents immigrated to America from China to start a better life for themselves and their children. Like most immigrants, their social class was lower in America than it was in their home country. They've come a long way from the Chinese immigrants they were years ago. They've adapted to the American way of life and have achieved what they had set to do when they left mainland China.