The social strata evident in a society is primarily derived from. a. government policy.
b. socioeconomic characteristics.
c. evidence of competition.
d. the collectivistic nature of the group.
e. individual characteristics such as physical appearance.

The correct answer is the option B: socioeconomic characteristics.

Explanation:

To begin with, the concept of social stratification refers to the society's organization of its people into groups according to particular characteristics regarding socioeconomic factors like wealth, income, race, education, derived power and more. Furthermore, the categorization of people by social strata occurs most in complex state-based society that categorize the individuals of their communities in groups according with socioeconomic differences and therefore that nowadays in the Western societies, social stratification is normally defined by three main social classes: the upper class, the middle class and the lower class.

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