Step-by-step explanation:
I believe the statement means that certain people are not able to advanced upward in social settings because of the rules, regulations, social delimmas and/or stigmas tied to things that we cannot control like genetics economic stability. Certain people are able to be promoted in the work environment because of traits and characteristics that have positive impacts. For example, maybe they have features that make them conventionally attractive and are thus, treated better and favored over others because of something they have no control over.