A second major change comes about when the predominant type of social differentiation shifts from stratification to functional differentiation. People® are no longer placed in a fixed social setting but must have access to all functional subsystems of the society on which they simultaneously depend. Structures become contingent; the law can be changed, if not by statute then by judicial practice (Horwitz 1977). The fluctuations of the economy are no longer thought to be limited by the boundaries of 'just prices'. Science surprises the public with new discoveries and new theories as a matter of routine. !° Essential structures and territorially bounded cultural entities are largely displaced by timelimited entities such as fashion and style.

DEFINE: Clarifies the distinction between stratification and functional differentiation as two modes of social organization.

Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking…, loc. 1416