A Study On The Stratification Of Yi Ancient Society

In the system of social life, social stratification is based on different criteria to classify people into different social levels among the study of social stratification has been used as a specific social phenomenon is an important subject of sociological research. Social stratification and social mobility is a concomitant social phenomena, the study of social stratification will certainly involve social mobility. As a multi-ethnic country, China’s social stratification has outstanding national characteristics: on the one hand, often belong to different ethnic groups and even different levels, on the other hand, different ethnic groups have different stratification criteria, the formation of different social hierarchy, thus the formation of social stratification ideology with ethnic imprint. Yi is not only China’s many ethnic groups in a minority, but also has its own unique social and ethnic stratification social stratification theory, while its social mobility also has its own characteristics.Social stratification is rooted in Yi Yi history and unique features of the social economy and culture, especially religion and the Yi Bimo Bimo culture is deeply influenced Yi social stratification and social stratification ideology, and society ideological and cultural roots of flows. In Yi long and ancient history of the development, showing a diversity of social stratification. Yi from ancient kinship is an important basis for continued until modern times of social stratification. Based on patrilineal kinship and link the formation of the Yi clan system, set up institutional support at home black and white branch of Yi Yi family support, but because of the high and low of the other lineages form a black Yi Yi family support---- white ruling class and the ruled class---- Yi family support, an unbridgeable gulf exists between black and white branch of Yi Yi family support, there is no social mobility that is between the two levels. After entering the class society, based on social division of labor, Yi society formed monarch, minister, teacher, carpenter, five civil society sectors, the five social classes, but also linked to a specific profession: Jun control of state power, assistant minister king ruling the people, the division responsible for relations person to communicate with the gods, and the skills of the craftsman responsible for the work, the people responsible for Gengmu. These five occupations, they often associated with kinship, and therefore also the flow between them, there are many difficulties or obstacles in front of the Chieftain, it is difficult to flow between them, particularly between the monarch and the people basically impossible flow. But after the Chieftain, the so-called king(main ghost, toast, etc.) in the history of changes to the minister, and the division when busy, then becomes public. In the social stratification of the Yi, since ancient times, it is a very important basis for social stratification. In primitive societies, based on matrilineal kinship and patrilineal form a matriarchal society and patriarchal society, the matriarchal society of the most prominent features of Yi is the "women do not know married men do not know married," characterized by patriarchal society is "male married women to marry. " The class society, Yi Society still exist as a link to the patrilineal clan system formed, and thus the formation of different clan, as well as the relationship between the different clan. But Yi special emphasis on "close Jiu Jia", "female married before Jiujia", that also feels the mother’s side of the pedigree.Ancient Ideas on Social Stratification Yi Yi still influence contemporary society, by graduate student Yi ancient social stratification and social hierarchical thinking, help us more in-depth knowledge and understanding of the Yi, Yi society, but also help us more fully systematic study of Chinese social stratification. Meanwhile, as an important part of the Yi tradition and culture of social stratification ideology, today’s society is to promote ethnic minority areas, especially in the important Thought Resources Society in Yi Prefecture.