social stratification
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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. 8, 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
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
The literature on how social stratification affects health is vast.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2021
It also took several centuries for Yayoi Japan to exhibit the first signs of social stratification, as reflected especially in cemeteries.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
