stratified society

Definition of Stratified Society

(noun) A society partly organized around formal social stratification, such as caste, class, or estate, that limits access to resources and prestige to some individuals.

Examples of Stratified Society

• Typically, agrarian and industrialized societies.
  

Stratified Society Pronunciation

Pronunciation Usage Guide

Syllabification: strat·i·fied so·ci·e·ty

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International Phonetic Alphabet

• American English – /ˈstrætəˌfaɪd səˈsaɪəti/
• British English – /ˈstrætɪfaɪd səˈsaɪəti/

Usage Notes

• Plural: stratified societies
• Stratified society is compared and contrasted to an egalitarian society or a rank society.

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Additional Information

• Economic Sociology Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
• Word origin of “stratify” and “society” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com
• Dahrendorf, Ralf. 1988. The Modern Social Conflict: An Essay on the Politics of Liberty. 2nd ed. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
• Giddens, Anthony. 1973. The Class Structure of the Advanced Societies. London: Hutchinson.
• Grusky, David B., ed. 2014. Social Stratification: Class, Race, and Gender in Sociological Perspective. 4th ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
• Kerbo, Harold Ray. 2012. Social Stratification and Inequality: Class Conflict in Historical, Comparative, and Global Perspective. 8th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill.
• Marx, Karl, and Friedrich Engels. 1848. The Communist Manifesto.
• Massey, Douglas S. 2007. Categorically Unequal: The American Stratification System. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
• Mills, C. Wright. 1956. The Power Elite. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Society – Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia: en.wikipedia.org
• Types of Society – Sociology Guide: sociologyguide.com

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Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “stratified society.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved December 2, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/stratified-society/).

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