Admitted or denied, the gap in life which leads to the strata in society can
be found in any society. The social strata and its consequence is the phenomenon
of urban society which is universal, including Bengkalis society. It can easily be
seen in the daily life of its people. Each person can place him/herself and be
placed by others in certain social strata. Social stratification is one of the elements
of social system analysis. Social stratification pattern develops and is realized in
various forms influenced by complexity of a society. In this analysis, the data
collected based on Rogers’ (1960) social stratification measurement method,
i.e objective and subjective measurement. Different criteria used may result on
different strata formed which can be seen on respondents’ frequency level on
each social strata. Objective criteria consists of the measurements on education,
income, power, prestige, type of house, number of children, resident-owned
status. Based on objective criteria, by using combined index, from 65 chosen
respondents, there are 30 respondents or 46.15% respondents placed in high
class and 35 respondents or 53.85% are placed in low class. Respondents who
subjectively identify themselves on high class are 12 people or 40 % and on low
class are 18 respondents from 30 highclass respondents or about 60%. Those
data conclude that social stratification in Bengkalis society is a heterogeneous
urban society. The form of social stratification is caused by economic factor,
because this factor exactly differentiates people from different kinds of jobs.
Keywords: Social stratification, Sosial status Sosial, high class, low class,,
Bengkalis