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Social stratification

Social stratification refers to a society's hierarchical categorization of its people into groups based on socioeconomic factors such as wealth, income, race, education, ethnicity, gender, occupation, social status, or derived power (social and political). It is a hierarchy within groups that ascribe them to different levels of privileges. As such…

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Social stratification

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see also · 19
Social stratification → Age, Concept, Division, Economic, Form, Hierarchical, Increasing, Marxist, Measure, Notion, Political, Power Elite, Rank-based, School, Social, Society, Theory, Type, Wright Mills
related to Definition and usage · 18
Social stratification → American, Conflict, Each, In, Indeed, It, Latin, Many, Marxism, Parsons, Ralf Dahrendorf, Social, Such, Talcott Parsons, The, Theorists, Various, Western
related to Social · 8
Social stratification → Additional, An, For, Social, Some, The, Three, Zhou
related to Digital stratification and digital capital · 7
Social stratification → Digital, In, Maria Laura Ruiu, Massimo Ragnedda, Moving, Pierre Bourdieu's, This
related to Economic · 6
Social stratification → GDP, Gross Domestic Product, However, Income, Strictly, Wealth
related to Social mobility · 6
Social stratification → For, Open, Social, Such, This, Those
related to Variables in theory and research · 6
Social stratification → Grusky, However, In, One, The, While
related to Four underlying principles · 5
Social stratification → First, Four, Fourth, Second, Third
related to Anthropological theories · 4
Social stratification → Assumptions, John Gowdy, Most, Non-stratified

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wealthinstance ofSocial stratification refers to a society's hierarchical categorization of its people into groups based on socioeconomic factors0.80text
incomeinstance ofSocial stratification refers to a society's hierarchical categorization of its people into groups based on socioeconomic factors0.80text
raceinstance ofSocial stratification refers to a society's hierarchical categorization of its people into groups based on socioeconomic factors0.80text
educationinstance ofSocial stratification refers to a society's hierarchical categorization of its people into groups based on socioeconomic factors0.80text
ethnicityinstance ofSocial stratification refers to a society's hierarchical categorization of its people into groups based on socioeconomic factors0.80text
genderinstance ofSocial stratification refers to a society's hierarchical categorization of its people into groups based on socioeconomic factors0.80text
occupationinstance ofSocial stratification refers to a society's hierarchical categorization of its people into groups based on socioeconomic factors0.80text
social statusinstance ofSocial stratification refers to a society's hierarchical categorization of its people into groups based on socioeconomic factors0.80text
or derived powerinstance ofSocial stratification refers to a society's hierarchical categorization of its people into groups based on socioeconomic factors0.80text
Ralf Dahrendorf alternately note the tendency toward an enlarged middle-class in modern Western societies due to the necessity of an educated workforce in technological economiesinstance ofTheorists0.80text
occupationinstance ofAdditional variables include those that describe other ascribed and achieved characteristics0.80text
skill levelsinstance ofAdditional variables include those that describe other ascribed and achieved characteristics0.80text

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