social stratification
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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 bill defined caste as "an individual’s perceived position in a system of social stratification on the basis of inherited status."
From Reuters ● Oct. 7, 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
Band organization is often described as “egalitarian”: there is no formalized social stratification into upper and lower classes, no formalized or hereditary leadership, and no formalized monopolies of information and decision making.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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