The Garrets Are a Lower-Class Family and Have Four Children

question 74

Multiple Choice

The Garrets are a lower-class family and have four children. The Devlins are a middle-class family that has only two children. The fact that the Garrets have more children is an example of:

• A) differential fertility.
• B) strata ascription.
• C) status achievement.
• D) distinguishing effects.

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