社会分层与阶级分层的区别、功能和意义

社会分层是指人们在社会中的不同地位或位置的排列。阶级分层则是根据人们在社会生产体系中的地位和作用而对其在社会阶级结构中的位置的排列。社会分层分析方法和阶级分析方法都是依据一定标准对社会差别和社会不平等现象进行分析,因而有着共同或相通的地方,但在分析方法、目的以及功能和意义等方面又有很大不同,两者不能互相代替。阶级分析方法仍然是分析社会阶级结构、认识利益关系变化、制定国家制度和政策的重要的和必要的方法,但在当代中国不宜过多强调;社会分层分析可以帮助我们了解各个社层的人们的利益、要求和意见,以便制定出反映各个层面的利益和要求的社会政策。

Differences, Functions and Meaning of Social Stratification and Class Stratification

Social stratification refers to people's different status in society, while class stratification means ranking of people in social class structure, based on the roles they play in social production system. The analsizing methods of social stratification and class stratification are different in function and meaning, thus cannot replace each other. Class analyzing method is still important and necessary for social structure analysis and party policy- making, but should not be over emphasized; social stratification analysis can help us understand people's interest, demands and ideas when making social policies.