Abstract
Complex societies are stratified—divided into a hierarchy of classes or status groups that show systematic variations in available resources, values and lifestyles. The basis of stratification differs, of course, in various societies. Our present concern is with advanced industrial society, particularly the United States—though certain similar patterns are found in many other societies (Lenski, 1966). It is much easier to observe stratification than to conceptualize the reasons that it occurs and its consequences.
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Langman, L. (1987). Social Stratification. In: Sussman, M.B., Steinmetz, S.K. (eds) Handbook of Marriage and the Family. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7151-3_9
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