Sosial sinif — cəmiyyətlər və ya mədəniyyətlər daxilində mövcud olan fərdlər və ya qrupların arasındakı iyerarxik fərqlərə (və ya təbəqələşməyə) əsaslanır. Burada əsasən, fərdlər sinif daxilindəki iqtisadi mövqelərinə, təbəqələşmə sistemi daxilində isə bir-biri ilə oxşar olan siyasi və iqtisadi maraqlarına görə qruplaşdırılırlar.
Əksər cəmiyyətlərdə, xüsusən də milli dövlətlərin mövcud olduğu cəmiyyətlərdə sosial sinfi xüsusiyyətlərin nümayiş etdirildiyi görülür.[1] Lakin siniflər universal bir hadisə deyildirlər. Bir çox ibtidai icma quruluşu formasında yaşayan ovçu-yığıcı cəmiyyətlərdə sosial təbəqələşmə mövcud deyildir. Bu cür cəmiyyətlərdə çox zaman daimi liderlər də mövcud olmur və cəmiyyət üzvləri özləri də iyerarxik güc strukturlarına bölünməkdən çəkinirlər.[2]
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