Assertion: Social stratification persists over generations. Reason: A person's social position is ascribed.

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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

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.