The phrase "higher social stratum" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing social classes or hierarchies within a society.
Example: "Individuals from a higher social stratum often have access to better educational opportunities."
Alternatives: "upper social class" or "elite social group."
A common perception in Thailand is that those who have lighter skin come from higher social strata, while those with darker complexions hail from the country's poorer, rural regions.
And Mildred's own wishes are decidedly conflicted, indeed "terrifying": both of the men she marries come from higher social strata than she does, and both feel above the manual labour she undertakes.
"There's more interaction between different kinds of people here than in a lot of other places, and not so much worry about who's in the higher social strata".
All involving situations and members of higher social strata, such as; a violinist in whose instrument your cigarette falls, a chateau guestroom in which you realize someone else already is sleeping, a state governor you accidently murder during a factory tour, or a visit to a royal nursery during which you mix up the identification tags.
A close look at some of the clemency applications of the nearly 200 others who were pardoned reveals that a significant share contained appeals from members of prominent Mississippi families, major Republican donors or others from the higher social strata of Mississippi life.
Secondly, social capital might rather be seen as a mediating variable, which explains why members from higher social strata are generally politically more active than those from lower classes, than as an independent variable in its own right.
Below we have created graphs comparing how the NAEP results looked for students who are eligible for free and reduced-price lunch based on their families' income versus how they looked for students whose families' are of a higher social strata.
However, there is some evidence that higher social strata may have a more liberal attitude towards drinking, particularly in girls [ 17, 29, 30].
Old Norman even developed into a distinct variety called Anglo-Norman which was spoken in England by the higher social strata from 12th to 15th century.
