Explain why social stratification is a creation of society not just a reflection of individual differences?

Social stratification is defined as a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy. These differences can include topics like money, schooling, health and power. Stratification is very much a creation of society. It is best seen why when we look at the family. The family has a certain social hierarchy. Very rarely will a father and a child, mother and daughter, hold different social positions in a society. From the family aspect of stratification, we can see that the social position is passed down generation to generation. Though we can move up or down at any given time, this passing of position shows that stratification is not just a reflection of individual differences, it is a creation of society.