Jerry determined social class by selecting community 'informants' and having them make social class judgments of others. Jerry used a(n):
A) non-systematic measure.
B) subjective measure.
C) reputational measure.
D) objective measure.

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Jerry used community informants to make reputational judgments, which is a reputational measure of social class. This method relies on the perceptions and opinions of others in the community, rather than objective measures such as income or education.

Jerry Determined Social Class by Selecting Community 'Informants' and Having