Social Stratification has been an essential issue in our environment since the beginning of time because it places an individual in this form of a social latter that identifies where that being stands in his or her society. One of the primary focuses of stratification is social inequality. The affiliation between these two is illustrated by various working definitions of inequality. Some individuals equate social stratification to be the non-random inequality in the portion of and access to either negative or positive opportunities, resources, and rewards; that certain individuals might receive more than others. Others tend to focus more primarily on the interactions between societal factors and inequality. Apart from the working definition, the causes, effects, and types of social inequality are the main focal point within social stratification. Different forms of social inequality cling to our environment, many of which include income, race, and gender inequality. We are frequently adapted to stratification and consequently do not recognize its presence. Therefore, social stratification is studied in many aspects, such as in demographics, employment rates, sports, and even many forms of technology.
             According to Peter Berger's, Invitation to Sociology, social stratification serves to explain the full importance of location in a society. He stated that stratification refers to the "fact that any society will consist of levels that relate to each other in terms of super ordination and subordination be it in power, privilege, or prestige." This basically means that every society in a given environment has a system of ranking. He believed that stratification is the most compound part of sociological thought, and declared that the most important type is the class system. He acknowledged that we should understand class as a type of stratification "in which one's gene
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