social hierarchy
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The results suggest that Shimao's social hierarchy was organized through patrilineal descent, meaning ancestry and status were traced through fathers.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
There was a rigid social hierarchy, and I didn’t fit in anywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
It becomes “a tool to insert yourself on the social hierarchy and compare yourself to other people, trying to perform for other people, to get the attention of other people.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
"New arrivals usually start at the bottom of the social hierarchy," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2025
It was no longer so easy to guess a person’s place in the social hierarchy by his race or religion or possessions.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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