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craiczarry

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on: Jul 2, 2018
Which of the following statements most accurately describes class inequality in the United States?
 
  a. Despite the American Dream, the U.S. remains highly stratified.
  b. The wealth and income gap between the richest and poorest U.S. households has continued to narrow over recent decades.
  c. Middle-class African Americans are beginning to accumulate as much wealth as white Americans due to high-paying jobs.
  d. Marx's and Weber's theories on stratification issues are mostly identical.

Question 2

Class systems contribute to social stratification.
 
  a. true
  b. false


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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: a. Despite the American Dream, the U.S. remains highly stratified.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a. true


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