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What is stratification?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Many people in the U.S. with the highest incomes would still be considered middle-class.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



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Answer to Question 1

Stratification is an institutionalized pattern of inequality in which social statuses are ranked on the basis of their access to scare resources.

Answer to Question 2

True



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