Question

what is social stratification?

Answer 1

Social stratification refers to a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy. In the United States, it is perfectly clear that some groups have greater status, power, and wealth than other groups.

Answer 2

The categorization of society on the basis of socio-economic differences like occupation, income, gender, race, ethnicity, caste system, religion etc. In this system people people are ordered and ranked in society.

The division of society into four water-tight compartments like Brahmans, Kshatriyas, vaishyas and Shudras in ancient India is an example of social stratification.