Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Indian Society: Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion

Question:
Two statements are given, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A) Social stratification persists over generations.
Reason (R). Social stratification is closely linked to the family and to the inheritance of social resources from one generation to the next.
Options:
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A)
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation for (A)
(A) is true , but (R) is false
(A) is false but (R) is true
Correct Answer:
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A)
Explanation:
Social stratification persists over generations. It is closely linked to the family and to the inheritance of social resources from one generation to the next. A person’s social position is ascribed. That is, children assume the social positions of their parents. Within the caste system, birth dictates occupational opportunities.