Legitimation refers to the idea that
a. the lower class has failed in some way.
b. talent exists throughout the system, but some people are denied access to develop it.
c. because the upper class benefits from inequality, and works to sustain it.
d. those on top have not worked any harder than those on the bottom.
e. one's location in the stratification system is mostly due to chance.
D
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