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What is meant by the term social stratification?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The modernization of the military has meant that:
 
  a. Fewer people are killed overall
  b. There are fewer civilian casualties
  c. Women are involved in the military at greater numbers
  d. Battles are much shorter



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Answer to Question 1

Social stratification is a society's system for ranking people hierarchically--that is, from high to low--according to various attributes such as income, wealth, power, prestige, age, sex, ethnicity, and religion.

Answer to Question 2

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