Which of the following are sources of social stratification ? (A) Cas…

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (B), (C) only

(A) Caste, Class Correct. Social stratification is a system by which categories of people in a society are ranked in a hierarchy, and a source of it is any basis of such ranking. In the caste system birth dictates occupational opportunities, and class ranks people by their economic resources; both rank whole categories of people.

(B) Age, Sex Correct. Societies give different rights, resources and respect to the old and the young, and to men and women. Women, for example, often get paid less than men for similar work.

(C) Race, Slavery, Ethnicity Correct. Under apartheid in South Africa every individual was classified by race, and Blacks held low-paying jobs. Slavery, in which some people are owned by others, is the most extreme form of such ranking, and ethnic groups too are ranked above or below one another.

(D) Village, Association, Community Incorrect. These are groups or places people belong to, not bases of ranking. A village or an association itself contains people of different castes, classes and sexes.