At State College, the differences between students based on social class can best be described in the following way?
a. Much like Little Ivy, students divided themselves along class lines, with the more affluent marking their superiority by bragging about their possessions, travels, and gated communities.
b. Since State College had fewer students from affluent backgrounds, it as actually the lower-income students who felt powerful, included, and desired by others.
c. The difference in class background for students at State College were generally minimal, and social class played only a small role, if any, in determining social relationships.
d. At State College, clothes, particularly from famous designers, was the biggest marker differentiating students there.
C
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