1Social stratification in Victorian England was so rigid that one's accent and postal district could determine one's entire life trajectory.
2Is the increasing economic stratification of Western democracies an inevitable consequence of late-stage capitalism, or can policy interventions reverse the trend?
3The geologist did not find the expected stratification in the rock face, suggesting a significant tectonic disturbance in the region's deep history.
4Examine the thermal stratification of the lake in your dissertation; the epilimnion and hypolimnion exhibit markedly different chemical profiles.
5There is a persistent and troubling stratification of educational outcomes along lines of parental income and postcode, which no reform has yet fully dismantled.