Sociologists refer to the structured ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power as ________.
A. social mobility
B. status
C. hypergamy
D. stratification
Answer: D
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a. primary; secondary b. secondary; tertiary c. quaternary; tertiary d. tertiary; quaternary
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