Social stratification is a particular form of social inequality. All societies arrange their members in terms of superiority, inferiority and equality. Stratification is a process of interaction or differentiation whereby some people come to rank higher than others.
The 1915 time capsule is seen inside the Washington Monument in Baltimore. We were hoping that the plaster in the niche might give us clues as to the appearance of the original plaster in the museum room, Lance Humphries, chair of the conservancyâs restoration committee, said in a statement.
Smithsonian Magazine | Subscribe. For the first time since 1934, the Washington Monument, just west of the Smithsonian Castle on the Mall, is covered with scaffolding, as it undergoes a $9.4 million renovation. Encased in a blue mesh overcoat that surrounds it from base to tip, it looks as though it has put on weight. A big tent out by 15th Street houses a temporary interpretive center, itself costing $2 million. There I find a mock-up of the observation room that sits at the very top of the obelisk.