The supposedly open system of stratification in the United States is not completely open because:
a. the gap between the rich and the poor is impossible for the poor to breach.
b. since the system in the U.S. is based primarily on ascribed traits, there is nothing to be done about which strata of the system one belongs in.
c. elite parents use their wealth and power to increase their children's chance of future success.
d. all of the above
Question 2
Which of the following accurately describes the theory referred to as Kuznets Curve?
a. Inequality steadily decreases as societies develop until they reach the industrialized stage.
b. Inequality mounts steadily as societies develop until they pass through the early phases of the industrial revolution, at which point it tends to decline.
c. Equality steadily increases as societies develop until they reach the early phases of industrialization, at which point it decreases rapidly.
d. Slavery is common in societies prior to industrialization, at which point it begins to disappear
An open circulatory system.
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Selected Central Nervous System Neurotransmitters and Their Functions
The human olfactory system.
The urinary system
The Oceanic Ridge System