Social stratification
Esquema
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Descripción
The condition in which different levels of caste, class, privilege, or status make up a society. A person's strata may be ascribed at birth or achieved. Factors involved in social stratification include gender, race, age, wealth, family relationships, education, occupation, marital status, and language.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- 社會階層 [zh]
- maatschappelijke gelaagdheid [nl]
- estratificación social [es]
- shè huì jiē céng [zh]
- she hui jie ceng [zh]
- she hui chieh ts'eng [zh]
- class differences [en]
- differences, class [en]
- stratification, social [en]