From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstratificationstrat‧i‧fi‧ca‧tion /ˌstrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]1XXwhen society is divided into separatesocial classes
The Indian caste system is an example of social stratification.2the way in which earth, rocks etc form layers over time —stratify /ˈstrætɪfaɪ/ verb [intransitive, transitive]Examples from the Corpusstratification• This relationshipextends to the strata in a stratification system.• Another stratification system based just as exclusively on ascribedstatusattributes is characteristic of what are known as age-set societies.• Hence no stratification of the water masses resulting from lowered salinities can be observed.• Most of the viewsdealt with in the following sections have been influenced by Marxist or Weberian theories of stratification.• Sedimentary rocks show stratification and form by settling of erosional debris and chemicalprecipitates.• They therefore look to social stratification to see how far it meets these functionalprerequisites.• Social stratification still exists and the middle-classes still dominate business and industry - as well as the government.social stratification• Individualism, capitalism, and social stratification increasingly were regarded as acceptablepatterns by members of the Mormonhierarchy.• Beliefs which state that systems of social stratification are based on biologicalinequalities can be seen as rationalizations for those systems.• Too often, pastsocial stratification forms an obstacle.• Social divisions Finally, Tumin questions the view that social stratificationfunctions to integrate the social system.• Discussion Our evidencesuggests that a new approach to social stratification is required to assesshealth inequalities in childhood.• They therefore look to social stratification to see how far it meets these functional prerequisites.
