How does the class system in the United States resemble, and ...

[newyorker26]

How does the class system in the United States resemble, and differ from, a caste system?
 
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Question 2

Individuals with status inconsistency tend to be more politically radical and vote left of center.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

[SeanoH09]

Answer to Question 1

Characteristics with which American people are born still influence, if not absolutely determine, their educational, economic, and social opportunities. Although social mobility is possible, people generally occupy the same social class that their parents did. This is most pronounced in the very elite upper classes that attempt to preserve and expand their wealth and power by marrying within their own class, as well as among the poorest classes that have the most limited mobility to escape their ranking in social class. Even though it is most likely that the most elite upper classes and the most handicapped lower classes will live and marry within their respective groups, there is still great potential for mobility based on achievement and individual effort, which is impossible in an actual caste system.

Answer to Question 2

TRUE