Membership in this system of stratification is based on birth and the distribution of farm land as a source of wealth.


Answer: estate system

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The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission estimated that ________ of prison inmates were sexually abused each year

a. 20,000 b. 30,000 c. 60,000 d. 120,000

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What is the primary way by which the British maintain their class system from one generation to the next?

A) religious doctrine B) occupational placement C) educational achievement D) racial and ethnic background

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Humans reinforce gender expressions through the process of

a. transmutation b. democratization c. sublimation d. socialization

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