ABSTRACT
Stratification in any population exhibits various facets according to the contexts in which and the methods by which it is examined. The techniques used in this study are described in full in Appendix II, but a brief statement of them in the order in which they were applied may be helpful here. First, listening in conversation with and among parishioners for words implying a conventional classification of persons (in terms of the criteria discussed in the next paragraph) and noting and matching examples given of actual persons and families falling within the various classes. Second, noting friendships and cliques among parishioners and placing them within these classes; also noting association and interaction among them on public occasions such as dances. Third - a device borrowed from H. Kaufman 1 – each parishioner’s name was written separately on a filing card, and I asked a number of persons to arrange the cards into social classes. The results of these classifications are shown in Table of Class Placements, Appendix II. During and after each placement I discussed the subject with the informant.
