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Explain with examples different forms of social differences

1. Due to overlapping differences in the society.
2. Due to cross-cutting differences in social division.

A brief description of the above circumstances is given below:

1. Overlapping differences: Some social differences overlap other differences. For example the differences between the Black and the Whites of United States of America. In America due to these circumstances, Blacks were to be poor, homeless and generally discriminated against the Whites. We can take the second example from India. In our country Dalits tend to be poor and landless. They generally face social injustice and discrimination.
2. Cross-cutting social differences: If social differences cross-cut one another, it is difficult to compete one group of people against the other. It means the groups that show a common interest on one issue are slightly to be on different sides on a different issue. Hence, leading to a social division. For example: Northern Ireland and Netherlands are dominantly Christian countries but divided between Catholics and Protestants. In Northern Ireland's, class and religion overlap each other.