Social stratification

The organisation of society into unequal social layers with different access to resources, status and power.

The organisation of society into a hierarchy of unequal groups, differing in resources, power or status.

The organisation of society into unequal layers of wealth, privilege and status.

The organisation of society into a hierarchy of groups with unequal access to resources, status and power.

The division of society into a hierarchy of groups with unequal access to resources and rewards, such as wealth, status and power.

The arrangement of society into unequal layers, such as social classes, with different levels of resources and status.

The division of society into ranked layers with unequal access to resources, opportunities and status.

The organisation of society into hierarchical layers whose members have unequal access to rewards, status and power.

The organisation of society into unequal groups with different levels of wealth, power or status.

The organisation of society into unequal layers with different access to resources, prestige and power.