Social Stratification Shapes Our Patterns of Interaction by Encouraging People

question 20

True/False

Social stratification shapes our patterns of interaction by encouraging people to socialize with others of similar social position.

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Definitions:

Nonexcludable

Referring to a good, describes the case in which the supplier cannot prevent those who do not pay from consuming the good.

Nonrival

A characteristic of a good or service that allows its consumption by one person without reducing its availability to others.

Common Resources

Natural or man-made resources that are not owned by anyone, tend to be overused or depleted, and are difficult to exclude people from using.

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning they can be used simultaneously by more than one person without diminishing availability to others.