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rlane42 · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Which of these is not characteristic of caste systems?

a. Cultural norms or laws requiring marrying in one's own group
b. Children born of mixed background having no clear group membership
c. No possibility of upward mobility through marriage
d. Groups that maintain distinctness from each other

Question 2

A system of stratification in which membership in a stratum is in theory hereditary, strata are endogamous, and contact or relationships between members of different strata are governed by explicit laws, norms, or prohibitions is called:

a. egalitarian.
b. class.
c. stratified.
d. caste.