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clmills979

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In relation to social mobility, the stratification system in the United States is characterized by ________.
 
  a. a high degree of occupational inheritance
  b. vast differences in the socioeconomic statuses of parents and children
  c. a smaller gap between the educational success of the rich and the poor
  d. high levels of instability

Question 2

A difference between the functionalist perspective on poverty and the conflict perspective on poverty is that ________.
 
  a. the conflict perspective views poverty as a personal problem rather than a societal one, whereas the functionalist perspective views poverty as a societal problem rather than a personal one
  b. the conflict perspective says that inflation can only be reduced by increasing the unemployment rate, whereas the functionalist perspective says that inflation can never be reduced by increasing unemployment rate
  c. the conflict perspective says that society is made up of many interrelated and interdependent parts, whereas the functionalist perspective says that society is made up of only a few interrelated and independent parts
  d. the conflict perspective says that inequitable distribution of resources has little to do with rewarding talent, whereas the functionalist perspective says that inequitable distribution of resources exists to reward talent



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: a

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d



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