Reading:
-Davis and Moore (D&M), Some Principles of Stratification (TIR Ch. 2);
-Tumin, Some Principles of Stratification: A Critical Analysis
Prompt: Please describe the overall argument of Davis and Moores original article Some Principles of Stratification, as well as Tumins criticism of Davis and Moore.
For a full grade of 10 points, please be sure to address all of the following questions in your response:
1.*D&M make a certain argument regarding the relative rarity of highly skilled/talented people. For D&M, why might this rarity entitle these skilled people to higher rewards? How does Tumin critique this theory? For Tumin, what might account for the ostensible rarity of talent?