Sociology / Unit 6 Soc 0826 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Class System
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The idea
A class system assigns position by a mix of birth and achievement, permitting movement between layers and permitting marriage across them.
In practice
A person may end their life in a different layer from the one they were born into.
Where people slip
Permitting movement is not the same as movement being common.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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