A _____ system is a closed system of stratification in which social position is determined by the family into which a person is born,and change in that position is usually not possible during an individual's lifetime.
A) caste
B) merit
C) class
D) economic
E) bureaucratic

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A caste system is a closed system of stratification in which social position is determined by the family into which a person is born and change in that position is usually not possible during an individual's lifetime. Merit and economic systems are based on individual achievement and wealth, respectively, and class and bureaucratic systems allow for some mobility between social positions.

A _____ System Is a Closed System of Stratification in Which