hierarchies

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Could you explain how those actively reproduce class and racial hierarchies?

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

If 1966 is any blueprint, we can expect a breakdown of long-accepted hierarchies and systems of authority.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

The region is largely rural, where strong social hierarchies continue to influence everyday life.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

The economics job market has its own peculiar rhythms and hierarchies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Western music, being more orientated towards harmony than its non-Western counterparts, gradually formed hierarchies among the twelve notes, so that the listener's ears latched on to a 'home' in the sound.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall