Sociologists Studying Societies Throughout the World Find Instances Where Some

question 54

Multiple Choice

Sociologists studying societies throughout the world find instances where some people live in luxury, while others closeby live in absolute poverty. This division of society into classes that have unequal access to scarce and valuable resources is referred to as _____.

• A) social stratification
• B) market segmentation
• C) divergence
• D) heterogeneity
• E) homogamy

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