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MirandaLo

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What is the difference between social stratification and social differentiation?
 
  a. Social differentiation involves grouping people by hierarchical rank.
  b. Social stratification involves grouping people by hierarchical rank.
  c. Social stratification involves categorizing people by attributes such as age or what they do for a living.
  d. Social differentiation involves categorizing people as superior or inferior.

Question 2

All known societies have some system of _____, dividing groups according to rank, caste, or class.
 
  a. social stratification
  b. segregation
  c. social organization
  d. stratified organization



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b. Social stratification involves grouping people by hierarchical rank.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a. social stratification



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