Weber introduced three independent factors that form his theory of stratification hierarchy; class, status, and power: 1  Class: A person's economic position in a society. 2  Weber differs from Marx in that he does not see this as the supreme factor in stratification.
carina - any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom 3. keel - one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability
(kil) n. 1. a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a ship's hull extending from the stem to the sternpost. 2. a ship; boat. 3. a part corresponding to a ship's keel in some other structure, as in a dirigible balloon.