History GCSE
Social stratification
What Social stratification means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Social stratification
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The deep division of Soviet society into groups with vastly differing experiences, contradicting the communist ideal of an egalitarian society.
Topics that use Social stratification
- Option 30: Key topic 4: Economic and social changes, 1924–41 - 3 Life in the Soviet Union (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Labour discipline and state control
- Nomenklatura
- Rural hardship and collectivisation
- Standard of living
- Urbanisation and housing
- Gulag system
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