Michael Gove

In England, more than in any comparable country, those who are born poor are more likely to stay poor, and those who inherit privilege are more likely to pass on privilege. For those of us who believe in social justice, this stratification and segregation are morally indefensible.

British Politician

Clint Smith

The moral abhorrence of private prisons has been brought to our attention by courageous acts of investigative journalism, illuminating scholarship, and the work of activists who have decried the social stratification brought about by our prison systems.

American Writer

Masha Gessen

I wanted to show something that Americans don't usually think about when they think about Russia, which is the extreme stratification of Soviet society.

Russian Journalist

Mohsin Hamid

I think there's really strong social stratification in South Asia.

Pakistani Writer

Used to describe complex systems with multiple levels, each distinct from the other.

Layered Complexity

It usually describes conceptual layers, not literal, physical ones, except in specific contexts.

Not Physical

Societal stratification implies a lack of social mobility and potential inequality.

Implicit Inequality

The concept may be sensitive as it touches upon issues of class and social status.

Cultural Sensitivity

In geology, stratification can indicate different historical periods in Earth's history.

Historical Indicator

Stratification often results in visually distinct layers within rocks or other geological structures.

Visual Patterns

Used to describe a practical technique in gardening for better growth of plants.

Gardening Technique

Relates to preparing seeds based on seasonal changes, like cold stratification for winter.

Seasonal Activity

 can almost imagine that from the root layer underneath the ground all the way to the top branch is a stratification of where different species can occur when we look at the top of the Catena the the trees are quite sort of homogeneous in a way we get some big marilla's which are very important but then a few bush

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 within the novel that we can approach in an appearances versus reality, the power of wealth and social stratification, and the unpredictable nature of love and attraction. Look at that! Deeper meaning. The second step to a sophisticated analysis is acknowledging complexity.

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 and he says, "I don't know why I said that. I don't know why I was thinking that." We are living with such severe racial stratification

Stratification

Layered Complexity

Not Physical

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