sociology
social class
social structures
poverty and social class
concepts
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
social hierarchy
social discrimination
social differentiation
political economy