social stratification
Britishnoun
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The religion is "the essence of social stratification", marapu priest Umbu Remi Deta told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
At Amnya, her team also noted a possible sign of social stratification, another development often linked to agriculture: a cluster of houses that sat, undefended, outside the palisade.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 29, 2023
The groups that followed and lived off them practiced a seminomadic lifestyle requiring relatively few belongings; thus, their culture had far less social stratification than existed in the Pacific Northwest.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The new attention to diversity reflects last year’s Black Lives Matter protests and the social stratification laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic, said Amit Batish, Equilar director of content.
From Reuters ● Jul. 27, 2021
At the beginning, some grave sites were more elaborate than others, a testament to social stratification.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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