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Class System
Social stratification based on both social factors and individual achievement, with some potential for mobility.
Status System
Stratification based on social prestige or honor, which may or may not be linked with wealth or class position.
Estate System
Feudal system where social mobility is limited and rights and duties are tied to the land owned by aristocracy.
Slavery
System of stratification where individuals are owned by others as property, with no personal freedom or rights.
Caste System
Rigid social stratification based on ascribed characteristics where social mobility between castes is typically impossible.
Meritocracy
A system of social stratification based on personal merit, where success is based on ability and talent.
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