How do class and caste systems differ?
a. Class is an achieved status, while caste is ascribed.
b. Class systems are found only in industrialized nations.
c. Caste systems are ancient and no longer exist in modern society.
d. Caste systems are based on wealth and education.
Answer: a
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A. a tremendous expansion in the strength of independent indigenous nations of Mexico and South America. B. the development of a transatlantic slave trade. C. the movement of sugar-producing nations from the periphery to the core of the world system. D. the movement of capitalism, once a cultural trait specific to New Guinea (where sugar was first domesticated), to the rest of the world. E. a long-term improvement in the distribution of wealth among the rural peasantry of England.
In the year 2000, about __________ people experienced homelessness in the United States; nearly __________ of those were children
A) 3.5 million; 40 percent B) 2 million; 50 percent C) 1 million; 25 percent D) 5 million; 30 percent
The current world stratification system features a substantial contrast between capitalists and workers in the core nations, and workers on the periphery.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The Gardners trained a chimp named Washoe to communicate symbolically using American Sign Language
Indicate whether the statement is true or false