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Racial and ethnic _____ is a term that refers to systems of inequality in which some fixed group membership, such as race, religion, or national origin, is a major criterion for ranking social positions and their differential rewards.
 
  a. prejudice
  b. socialization
  c. determinism
  d. stratification

Question 2

In American society, people are socially located in a class position on the basis of
 
  a. the family into which they are born.
  b. grades in high school and college.
  c. income, occupation, and education.
  d. innate physical superiority.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: d. stratification

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c. income, occupation, and education.



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