 In any social grouping--large or small--people relate to each other largely on the basis of their (perceived) social roles.Within a social system, a strong positive feedback loop exists between a party’s social valuation, and the value of the roles that party occupies.The social roles that an individual, group, or class fills, and/or is perceived to fill, are extremely powerful determinants of how that party will be perceived, valued, and treated by perceivers.