The stratification of students by ability, social class, and various other categories is referred to as:
a. discrimination.
b. tracking.
c. status allocation.
d. functional differentiation.
e. academic positioning.
B
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a. It provides equal power and authority to all wives in the households. b. It mandates that couples in dual-earner families should share their expenses equally. c. It accords cohabitants much the same benefits and rights as married couples. d. It states that every member in an egalitarian family has equal rights and privileges.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. gentry b. "middle peasants" c. poor peasants d. rich peasants
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a. a system of action organized by role-sets. b. a system of action organized by cultural systems. c. a system of action organized by unit acts. d. a system of action organized by need-dispositions