stratified society
Tiered social structure
A stratified society is one organized into distinct hierarchical layers or classes, typically based on wealth, power, occupation, or birth.
These layers create systematic inequalities in access to resources, opportunities, and social status.
Ancient Rome was a stratified society with patricians at the top and slaves at the bottom.
The term appears frequently in sociology and anthropology to describe how social groups become ranked relative to one another.
- wealth gapEconomic inequality measure
- casteInherited social division
- cultural capitalPrestige from education and taste
- poverty lineIncome cutoff marking need
- glass ceilingUnacknowledged limit blocking advancement
born into · class · working class · feudalism · bourgeoisie · proletariat · ruling class · upper crust · old money · silver spoon · governance · authority · serfdom · economic mobility · colonialism · rank · class consciousness · income inequality
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Group with equal status
classless society · egalitarianism · kibbutz · social equality · communal society
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