Explain the following concept with suitable example :

Closed stratification

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1. Closed stratification is one in which individuals or groups do not enjoy the freedom of changing their social strata. 

2. The individual who gets a social strata by birth can never change it in one’s lifetime.

3. In this type of social stratification there is no scope for social mobility. Example : The Varna system and the caste system in India are examples of closed stratification.

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