social stratification
Britishnoun
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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 caste system is among the world's oldest forms of rigid social stratification.
From Reuters • Aug. 29, 2023
This social stratification, another characteristic of early civilizations, means that families and individuals could vary greatly in their wealth and status.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Part of this is connected to relative freedom from religious and social stratification that occurred in Korea, China and other parts of east Asia over the 20th century, she says.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2023
Second, food production may be organized so as to generate stored food surpluses, which permit economic specialization and social stratification.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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