Define and explain the impact of structured inequalities on stratification systems.
What will be an ideal response?
Varies. Structured inequalities are advantages and disadvantages built into social institutions, such as racial segregation and public schools funded by property taxes, which means that students from wealthier families will have access to better schools than children from poorer backgrounds. The way valuable goods and desired intangibles are distributed in society is known as social stratification, and is determined by social institutions and social attributes.
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a. social integration
b. revolution
c. conflict theory
d. religion