What are the agents of social stratification?

Answer 1

1. Family (and/or caregivers). This begins affecting you before anything else.
2. Peers. One of the heaviest influences, most prominent during school years.
3. School. Influences mostly your behavior (work ethic, punctuality, etc) .
4. Community and Culture. A generally passive but constant factor (this includes religion, ethnic identity) .
5. Mass Media. A constant factor and a heavy influence on behavior, socialization, etc.
6. Gender.
7. Work.

Obviously, the effects of these combine. For example, the determination (or otherwise) to achieve is often a combination of influences from 1, 2 and 3. Attitudes 'fed' from several sources in harmony are likely to be most lasting and powerful.

Answer 2

The agents of social stratification are as follows:

Th Family

The Mass Media

Educational Institution