Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a closed stratification system?

a. Boundaries are fairly rigid.
b. Most statuses tend to be ascribed.
c. Statuses are hierarchically ordered.
d. There is both upward and downward mobility.


D

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Which best describes the activities of the Children's Aid Society?

A. a child saving organization that took chldren from the streets of large cities and placed them with farm families on the prairie B. A child daving organization that took children away from abusive parents and placed them in shelters C. the organiztion created by the child savers, whose primary focus was on preventing delinquency by picking up children and placing them in reforms schools D. The organization created by the qualer,.dsjkndenjals

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Which of the following minority groups has the lowest life expectancy in the United States today?

A) Asian Americans B) African Americans C) Latino Americans D) Native Americans

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Culture is transmitted only through face-to-face interactions.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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