Everywhere, everyone has a status. Whether high or low, on top or below. Everyone has a place, but honestly, what or even who determines where we belong when it comes to social hierarchies?

Being a youth, living under such circumstances is inevitable. It's everywhere in school, be it in class, co-curricular clubs and more. The people on top are seemingly 'popular' while the people at the bottom are 'ordinary'. I personally don't understand how this system of statuses form, but I think that it has something to do with a person or a group's loudness and prominence as well as the ability to control. For instance, a person who is loud is generally more noticeable, and thus, with her confidence level, would be able to lead another group of people. And maybe this is what would lead her to climbing up the social ladder. Or it could be because of a person's looks or even doings, like for example, having a wide social circle. It could be anything.

Social hierarchies also lead to people being judgmental. For instance, they may tend to categorise people under different groups, and classify them as a certain characteristic. This is technically over-generalising, and those people who are in the more 'undesirable' groups are unfairly being labelled negatively. They're human too. In addition to that, these hierarchies limit the people whom we are able to 'become friends' with per se, because we would likely only mingle around with those who are under the same category or group as us. This is definitely a great loss, as there may be certain qualities in other people you do not know, which may just be what you need in a friend.

Also, social hierarchies may lead to people wanting to be on top. They may feel the need to give in to certain temptations to climb up the ladder, whether these temptations are good or bad. I personally feel that it is good to just be yourself, and see where this brings you. Beats trying to shape who you are into this 'ideal' person that was shaped by a human being like yourself. But of course, this is easier said than done.

I don't really like the idea of these social hierarchies as for one. It would definitely be nice if everyone would treat each other as equals, but of course we're all human so we would naturally have preferences. So, in such hierarchies, the dominant ones have more power to make decisions as compared to the others, based on my observations over many years. I guess this happens everywhere, but it certainly is not fair. Everyone deserves their voice to be heard, and they should have a say in decisions as it would affect them as they belong to that community.

I may be too focussed on the negative aspects of social hierarchies, but I honestly do not see much positive aspects pertaining to this issue. In general, I feel that it'd be good if we were to do away with such a system, but having said that, these kind of things have been around even in ancient civilisations, so I doubt it may be possible. Nevertheless, we can always try our best to bridge the gaps between the different 'categories' in the community. At least that's an effort put in to make the situation better.

Everywhere, everyone has a status. Whether high or low, on top or below. Everyone has a place, but honestly, what or even who determines where we belong when it comes to social hierarchies?

Being a youth, living under such circumstances is inevitable. It's everywhere in school, be it in class, co-curricular clubs and more. The people on top are seemingly 'popular' while the people at the bottom are 'ordinary'. I personally don't understand how this system of statuses form, but I think that it has something to do with a person or a group's loudness and prominence as well as the ability to control. For instance, a person who is loud is generally more noticeable, and thus, with her confidence level, would be able to lead another group of people. And maybe this is what would lead her to climbing up the social ladder. Or it could be because of a person's looks or even doings, like for example, having a wide social circle. It could be anything.

Social hierarchies also lead to people being judgmental. For instance, they may tend to categorise people under different groups, and classify them as a certain characteristic. This is technically over-generalising, and those people who are in the more 'undesirable' groups are unfairly being labelled negatively. They're human too. In addition to that, these hierarchies limit the people whom we are able to 'become friends' with per se, because we would likely only mingle around with those who are under the same category or group as us. This is definitely a great loss, as there may be certain qualities in other people you do not know, which may just be what you need in a friend.

Also, social hierarchies may lead to people wanting to be on top. They may feel the need to give in to certain temptations to climb up the ladder, whether these temptations are good or bad. I personally feel that it is good to just be yourself, and see where this brings you. Beats trying to shape who you are into this 'ideal' person that was shaped by a human being like yourself. But of course, this is easier said than done.

I don't really like the idea of these social hierarchies as for one. It would definitely be nice if everyone would treat each other as equals, but of course we're all human so we would naturally have preferences. So, in such hierarchies, the dominant ones have more power to make decisions as compared to the others, based on my observations over many years. I guess this happens everywhere, but it certainly is not fair. Everyone deserves their voice to be heard, and they should have a say in decisions as it would affect them as they belong to that community.

I may be too focussed on the negative aspects of social hierarchies, but I honestly do not see much positive aspects pertaining to this issue. In general, I feel that it'd be good if we were to do away with such a system, but having said that, these kind of things have been around even in ancient civilisations, so I doubt it may be possible. Nevertheless, we can always try our best to bridge the gaps between the different 'categories' in the community. At least that's an effort put in to make the situation better.