The stratification also groups the American population according to age and the size of the household whether individual or comprised of other family members. According to the 2013 census report, 48,810,868 persons live below the poverty in America. Out of the total America's population, 89,190,000 men and women comprise the working class and those in the middle-class combine to make a total of 122,952,000 individuals (DeNavas-Walt & Proctor, 2013). In India and Great Britain stratification excludes the various origins and ethnic affiliation of the population. The classification of household by their composition and size in India is not considered when determining the poverty threshold. In both India and the Great Britain, the income of individuals is used to determine where they fall in terms of the poverty line and not their purchasing power.

An open society if defined as one where members are afforded a degree of freedom and self-entitlement. A closed society, describes a society where the individuals are regarded as a group with the overall effort of collectivism. The open society is described by the democracy employed in making decision where each choice is put into consideration. On the other hand, in a closed society the ruling body disregards individual options and undertakes options that best articulate the need for the group. An open society is characterized by individual prosperity, prosperity and uncontrolled disharmony in action. A closed society displays consensus, harmony, security and a...

In this type of system, individuals earning almost similar volume of income or those holding closely comparable wealth possessions are placed in the same social class (Henslin, 2014). Caste system stratifies the society according to the birth lineage an individual or group hails from. The individuals in the society are accorded different levels of relevancies drawing from their social interactions. The degree of relevance attached to a group in the society determines the group's hierarchy in the society (Henslin, 2014).
Compared to the class system where, material wealth, income, education and occupation determine the social hierarchy, the caste system attaches the individual's or group's relevance to their birth lineage. In the caste system of stratification, there are no chances of upward or downward mobility in the class status. Comparatively, in the class system an individual can move up or down the class ranks.

References

DeNavas-Walt, C., & Proctor, B.D. (2013). Income and Poverty in the United States: 2013 (Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration). Current Population Reports U.S. (CENSUS BUREAU), September 2014(1), 260-249.

Henslin, J.M. (2014). Essentials of Sociology. United Kingdom: Pearson Education, Limited.