If you were born into a traditional caste system, you would expect that, based on birth, you would be ________

a. raised to do a certain type of job.
b. encouraged, but not required, to marry someone of your own social category.
c. encouraged to socialize with people across other categories.
d. able to move between social categories.


Answer: a

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