stratification

Example Sentences

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There, archaeologists found a variety of homes made of beach rock and lime mortar, ranging from cramped quarters to more sprawling homes with courtyards, suggesting a social stratification, Power said.

From Seattle Times

That dangerous dogma collides with this fact: Substantial cognitive stratification is inevitable in modern, information-intensive societies.

From Washington Post

“In a way, colorism and skin tone stratification is an even more difficult problem to fix because you could make the argument that everyone is involved in the system of colorism,” Monk said.

From Seattle Times

In the case of South Africa, non-blacks would apply to those who benefited most directly from the apartheid regime of racial stratification.

From Salon

This kind of sharp social stratification is the often unspoken underbelly of most facets of the hospitality industry; the person who serves you champagne at a Michelin-starred restaurant is probably sweating making rent that month.

From Salon