Describe How Different Systems of Stratification Permit, or Prohibit, Movement

question 18

Essay

Describe how different systems of stratification permit, or prohibit, movement up or down in the social hierarchy.

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Definitions:

Reconstruction

The period following the American Civil War (1865-1877), focusing on the integration of the Southern states into the Union and the legal and social status of the freed African Americans.

Union Draft Law

Legislation during the American Civil War that allowed for the conscription of soldiers into the Union Army, notable for its exemptions which could be bought, leading to discontent.