A __________ features differential access to resources based on social stratification.

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Only states have a formalized system of social stratification where access to resources is differentiated based on one's place in the hierarchy. Bands, clans, and tribes tend to have more egalitarian social structures without formal class distinctions. Chiefdoms have a higher degree of inequality than bands or tribes but are still not as stratified as states.

A __________ Features Differential Access to Resources Based on Social