Social hierarchy is a fundamental concept in social science that describes the systematic arrangement of individuals, groups, or categories within a society according to differential access to power, status, resources, or influence. This conceptual framework investigates the structured inequalities and stratification systems that shape social relationships, group interactions, and the distribution of opportunities and outcomes within a given social context, highlighting the dynamics of dominance, subordination, and social mobility as key characteristics of social organization and its implications for social stability and conflict.