Social stratification is the way in which society is grouped into recognizable social strata according to different categorization criteria. The conformation of groups is taken into account according to established and recognized criteria, such as occupation and income, wealth and status, social, economic or political power. Social stratification accounts for or is a means to represent the social inequality of a society in the distribution of material or symbolic, economic or cultural goods.
The Petition of Right of 1628 was an English document that helped promote the civil rights of the subjects of King Charles I. Learn how the actions of this king led the people to stand up for and insist upon their civil rights in a manner that is still having influence today.
