Although it is not always the case, very often superiors have higher status? and power than their subordinates.
Hierarchology? is the term coined by Dr. [Laurence J. Peter]? (of Peter Principle fame) to refer to the study of hierarchical organizations and the behavior of its members.
Hierarchial organizations include corporations, governments, and the [Roman Catholic church]?.
Hierarchial organization, as a concept, is opposed by just one political ideology, namely Anarchism.