Societies with Open Social Stratification Systems Have a Greater Reliance

question 91

Multiple Choice

Societies with open social stratification systems have a greater reliance on

• A) ascribed statuses.
• B) achieved statuses.
• C) caste statuses.
• D) inverted class statuses.

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