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Egalitarian

An organisation which is not stratified and where any individual’s control of the organisations resources approximates to the average.

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Hierarchy

The arrangement of individuals and strata in a stratified organisation.

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Organisation

Any formal or informal group of individuals who interact, co-operate, have a common purpose, and carry out communal activities at any scale.

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Power

A measure of the wealth and status of an individual or organisation.

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Sector

An organisation in which the highest status individuals form a part of the establishment of a nation.

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Status

A measure of the stratum to which an individual belongs. The greater his control of the resources of the organisation the higher his or her status.

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Stratum (pl. strata)

If, in an organisation sub-organisation, some have more control of the organisation’s shared resources than others, then the organisation is described as being stratified.  Individuals with similar levels of control form a group known as a stratum.

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Wealth

A measure of the resources that an individual or organisation owns or controls.

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