social stratification

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The caste system is among the world's oldest forms of rigid social stratification.

From Reuters • Aug. 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

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

At the beginning, some grave sites were more elaborate than others, a testament to social stratification.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann