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The concept of '''stratification in the [[Imperium of Caphiria]]''' is incredibly complex and diverse, encompassing both legal and social status. Stratification is generally hierarchical, but there are multiple and overlapping social hierarchies, and an individual's relative position in one might be higher or lower than in another. There are three distinct concepts that go into establishing one's place in Caphirian society: | The concept of '''stratification in the [[Imperium of Caphiria]]''' is incredibly complex and diverse, encompassing both legal and social status. Stratification is generally hierarchical, but there are multiple and overlapping social hierarchies, and an individual's relative position in one might be higher or lower than in another. There are three distinct concepts that go into establishing one's place in Caphirian society: | ||
*Power (''Potestas''): A citizen's ability to do what they want despite resistance from others. | *'''Power''' (''Potestas''): A citizen's ability to do what they want despite resistance from others. | ||
*Status (''Dignitas''): A citizen's prestige, popularity and honor or how highly society regards them. | *'''Status''' (''Dignitas''): A citizen's prestige, popularity and honor or how highly society regards them. | ||
*Class (''Ordo''): A citizen's legal and economic position in society. | *'''Class''' (''Ordo''): A citizen's legal and economic position in society. | ||
At the peak of the social pyramid (''pyramidis societas'') is the [[Imperator]]. An Imperator has the highest ''dignitas'', ''potestas'', and is of the highest ''ordo'' in Caphirian society. If sociologists do not recognize any absolute standard for these ordinal measures than the Imperator is the relative standard to which the qualities of other residents in the empire are compared. Power and Status are generally perceived to be directly tied to a person's social standing, whereas Class is a person's legal status. After the Imperator, the peak of the ''pyramidis societas'' is the imperial family, which is currently the [[ | At the peak of the social pyramid (''pyramidis societas'') is the [[Imperator]]. An Imperator has the highest ''dignitas'', ''potestas'', and is of the highest ''ordo'' in Caphirian society. If sociologists do not recognize any absolute standard for these ordinal measures than the Imperator is the relative standard to which the qualities of other residents in the empire are compared. Power and Status are generally perceived to be directly tied to a person's social standing, whereas Class is a person's legal status. After the Imperator, the peak of the ''pyramidis societas'' is the imperial family, which is currently the [[Panther Estate]]. Altogether the imperial family tends to hold offices of power and a number of prestigious military and collegian posts, they are rarely handed out in the form of nepotism and are usually won based on merit. | ||
The modern stratification system of Caphiria was first outlined in 1925 by Benico Artensoria Gravalchi, a Caphirian sociologist, philosopher, jurist, and political economist. Gravalchi is one of the most important theorists on the development of modern Caphirian society. His masterwork, ''Oeconomia et Societas,'' published in 1927, defined the state as an entity that successfully claims a "monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory", an idea that would become part of the Caphirian ethos leading into the 21st century. Gravalchi would play a major role in the development of the multidimensional approach to Caphiria's social stratification, being responsible for creating the link among wealth, prestige and power. | The modern stratification system of Caphiria was first outlined in 1925 by Benico Artensoria Gravalchi, a Caphirian sociologist, philosopher, jurist, and political economist. Gravalchi is one of the most important theorists on the development of modern Caphirian society. His masterwork, ''Oeconomia et Societas,'' published in 1927, defined the state as an entity that successfully claims a "monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory", an idea that would become part of the Caphirian ethos leading into the 21st century. Gravalchi would play a major role in the development of the multidimensional approach to Caphiria's social stratification, being responsible for creating the link among wealth, prestige and power. | ||