Mountland Republic follows a system of social stratification that allo

QUESTION

Mountland Republic follows a system of social stratification that allows for flexibility in terms of social mobility. In this system of open stratification the status of a person is solely determined by his or her own socioeconomic achievements.

Mountland Republic is most likely to be following what type of system of social stratification?
A. Caste

B. Class

C. Religious

D. Grade

E. Bureaucratic

ANSWER

B
A class system is a less rigid form of social stratification in which social mobility is possible. It is a form of open stratification in which the position a person has by birth can be changed through his or her own achievements or luck.