A Group Ranked in a System of Social Stratification into Which

question 9

Multiple Choice

A group ranked in a system of social stratification into which members are born for life is called a

• A) caste.
• B) class.
• C) rank society.
• D) stratified society.

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Definitions:

Priority Of Payment

The order in which debts or claims from creditors are paid in the event of liquidation.

Deferred Creditors

Creditors that hold certain debts that are payable to the contributories of the company ahead of repayments of capital to those contributories.

Ordinary Unsecured Creditors

Creditors whose debts have no preferential treatment under the Corporations Act and are the last to be paid before funds are returned to contributories.

Preferential Unsecured Creditor

A creditor who is not secured by collateral but has the right to be paid before other unsecured creditors in the event of a debtor's bankruptcy.