Unlike the rigid stratification of labor practiced on Sommaradva, however, in the Maintenance Department advancement toward the higher levels was encouraged.

The saga of the orphaned Pip and his dreams of becoming a gentleman within the rigid social stratifications of Victorian England remains riveting.

"I see the potential for more rigid stratification, even alienation."

In Pakistani Punjab these tribes have more to do with traditional occupations such as blacksmiths or artisans as opposed to rigid social stratifications.

Born into the insularity and rigid stratifications of the post-Reconstruction South, Justice Powell cherished his roots in Richmond and at the same time transcended them.

With emancipation, Caribbean societies inherited a rigid racial stratification that was reinforced by the unequal distribution of wealth and power.

Plato's ideal of justice, which he elaborately portrays in "The Republic," is based on a rigid stratification of classes in which each individual knows his or her place.

On Earth, Third Cycle society constituted itself along the lines it now holds, with its rigid stratification of guilds.

The Sassanids were further weakened by economic decline, heavy taxation, religious unrest, rigid social stratification, the increasing power of the provincial landholders, and a rapid turnover of rulers.

Mayan civilization in the Lacandon is marked by rising exploitation of rainforest resources, rigid social stratification, feverent nationalism and waging war against neighboring peoples.