What is the meaning of social stratification?

Social Stratification (general)

-It refers to the ranking of individuals and groups in any given society.

-It is the hierarchical arrangement and establishment of social categories that may evolve into social groups and statuses and their corresponding roles.

-It refers to a patterned inequality-the division of society in such a way that some people get more rewards than others.

-Social stratification is found in all human groups and tends to be transmitted from one generation to another.

-The process of placing individuals into groups, social classes, or ranks