... concepts that oppose class systems, stratification, and inequality. Functionalists see our social stratification system as a positive thing. They believe it's a system that allows society to function much more effectively. People who work hard get the higher class jobs (rewards). This is what motivates the individual to excel, otherwise people would become lazy. Social class is a way of putting a person into their rightful place, the concept being that those who are genuinely better, more capable and willing than others, will assume the roles, responsibilities, and rewards of the power and wealth of the highest positions in society. Functionalists support the idea of equality, that everyone in Britain today has the opportunity and the right to free education and full, open, career paths. Whether or not class matters is often a personal issue. Legally, discrimination of class is not allowed by corporations. However, it's easy to mask discrimination in the ...

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