While social media upholds social stratification, it can also bridge gaps by popularizing activities originally associated with people of lower socioeconomic status. Thrifting is one major example: ...

Social stratification explains how class, status, and power shape life chances from access to education and healthcare to career opportunities and social mobility. This simplified breakdown shows how ...

Social stratification, and its genetic contribution, is also reflected in geography: in Britain, for instance, lower polygenic scores for educational attainment have been found to cluster in ...

Seattle City Council outlawed caste-based discrimination this week, a centuries-old form of social stratification with roots in South Asia, following years of activist organizing and similar bans ...

Another effect of social stratification is inequitable resource allocation. Rather than investing in sectors that benefit the entire country, the rich elite frequently invest in enterprises and ...

Healthcare is a stratified experience in the U.S. Onovakpuri drew attention to the fact that this stratification is getting worse with the advent of provider startups that operate on a cash-pay ...

Op-Ed. Social Stratification Intensifying Economic Crisis. Summra Hamid. June 1, 2023 ...

Although the film El-Hawa Sultan might initially seem like a typical love story, it quickly unfolds into something far more complex, showing a rich tapestry of social stratification that goes well ...