Societies with Closed Social Stratification Systems Are Characterized by

question 87

Multiple Choice

Societies with closed social stratification systems are characterized by

• A) little social mobility.
• B) a great amount of social mobility.
• C) little social differentiation.
• D) a great amount of social differentiation.

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