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stratification

(strætɪfɪkeɪʃən)
uncountable noun
Stratification is the division of something, especially society, into different classes or layers.
[formal]
She was concerned about the stratification of American society. [+ of]

stratification in British English

(ˌstrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən)
noun
1. 
the arrangement of sedimentary rocks in distinct layers (strata), each layer representing the sediment deposited over a specific period
2. 
the act of stratifying or state of being stratified
3.  sociology social stratification
Derived forms
stratificational (ˌstratifiˈcational)
adjective
Word origin
C17 (in the obsolete sense: the act of depositing in layers) and C18 (in the currentsenses): from New Latin strātificātiōnem, from stratificāre to stratify

stratification in American English

(ˌstrætəfɪˈkeɪʃən)
noun
1. 
the process of stratifying or the state of being stratified
2. 
a stratified arrangement or appearance
3.  Geology
a structure characterized by a succession of tabular layers, beds, strata, etc.
Derived forms
stratificational (ˌstratifiˈcational)
adjective

Examples of 'stratification' in a sentence
stratification

Must reading for the serious student of racial and ethnic stratification.
Sanderson, Stephen K. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies (1995)
Also presents a vast array of valuable data on the nature of inequality and stratification throughout the entire evolutionary range of human societies.
Sanderson, Stephen K. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies (1995)
While there is no such thing as a society in which all persons are perfectly equal, there have been many societies lacking stratification.
Sanderson, Stephen K. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies (1995)
Racial and ethnic stratification (or their absence).
Sanderson, Stephen K. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies (1995)
What, then, would a more acceptable theory of industrial stratification systems look like?
Sanderson, Stephen K. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies (1995)
To what extent is this thesis supported by recent changes in the U. S. stratification system?
Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995)
In what ways has economic globalization affected the U. S. stratification system?
Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995)
The stratification of British society into an elite, a comfortable second tier and an insecure lower class makes that increasingly improbable.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Such a system of stratification will doubtless reflect other systems of stratification in American society, as it will throughout the world.
Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995)
Of course, there is no disputing the importance of a people's belief about the shape and origin of their stratification system.
Harris, Marvin Cultural Anthropology (1995)
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