The Theory of Human Stratification

Class divisions and hierarchical sorting are persistent, self-organizing features of human civilization. The Theory of Human Stratification unifies evolutionary ethology, non-equilibrium thermodynamics, non-commutative spectral geometry, and information theory to show why socioeconomic stratification inevitably emerges, self-amplifies, and bifurcates into toxic societal stresses unless deliberately counterbalanced. Without conscious intervention, the Economic Feedback Nexus drives capital distributions toward a singular delta-function, suffocating innovation (ω → 1), breaching the channel capacity of the vulnerable (νinfo), and triggering violent refolding phase transitions. By installing the mathematically mandated regulators—enforcing the damping floor α ≥ θ^*, funding the dissipative entropy sinks (η), insulating the working class, and balancing the tripartite social architecture (N = 3)—civilization can suppress alienating stratification, promote human dignity, and maintain an evolving, stable, and dynamic society.