Almost All Countries Have Some Division of Social Class (Upper

question 105

Multiple Choice

Almost all countries have some division of social class (upper, middle, and lower) . The determining factor for the assignment to one of these classes may differ from country to country. For example, in the United States, the primary determining factor is occupation; in India, it is birthright; in China, it is geographical region and education; and in Singapore, it is income. These differences are best explained in terms of a country's

• A) semiotics.
• B) legal system.
• C) ethnocentricity.
• D) religion.
• E) values.

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