sociology
social class
social structures
poverty and social class
concepts
social discrimination
social differentiation
social hierarchy
political economy
Social stratification refers to the positions held by individuals and groups in the structures of inequality existing in a society. Specifically, it denotes the classification of individuals and groups into different categories on the basis of the amount of one or more privileges enjoyed by the members of each category and/or the intensity of power that they are able to exert over other people. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Political Science; Social Stratification]
social stratification