Many things can impact poverty. Some of these things help continue poverty and create more problems within poverty. Social stratification creates social classes that help divide society. The economy also helps create these classes. These classes can then create inequality, which helps continue poverty. Social stratification can have a large impact on poverty. Social stratification consists of social and economic institutions. These institutions generate inequality and further poverty. It creates hierarchy and classes within society. The hierarchy that forms can put people at a disadvantage. This disadvantage can lead to poverty and the inability to escape poverty. The economic progress of the country can have