Class Systems Differ from Caste Systems in That One's Status

question 54

Multiple Choice

Class systems differ from caste systems in that one's status in a class system may be , to some extent; while in a caste system it is not.

• A) ascribed
• B) achieved
• C) economic
• D) social

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