A society where social mobility is highly restricted by formal or informal rules, like those of a caste system, is called:
A) a system of stratification.
B) a system of social stratification.
C) a system of achieved status.
D) a closed system.
E) an open system.

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A society with restricted social mobility by formal or informal rules, like a caste system, is referred to as a closed system. In a closed system, people's social status is determined by birth and cannot be altered through individual achievement or merit. The other options, such as a system of stratification or achieved status, do not convey the idea of restrictiveness or rigidity that is present in a closed system.

A Society Where Social Mobility Is Highly Restricted by Formal