Separation of members in society based on certain characteristics?

This is what happens when social stratification occurs.

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Answer: Social stratification

Explanation:

Separation of members in society based on certain characteristics is social stratification.

Social stratification refers to the way the society rank different categories of people in a hierarchy. Stratification is as a result of socioeconomic status which brings about a hierarchy in which access to resources and possession of resources increases from the lower to the upper strata in the society. It is a trait of society and can happen anywhere in the world. Social stratification is based on factors such as wealth, race, education, income, power and so on.