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Questions:
1. What is a caste system of stratification?
2. What are class systems and how are they more open than a caste system in at least 3 ways?
3. Which kind of system has a higher rate of endogamous marriage and what does that mean?
4. What is status consistency as it involves ones ranking in wealth, in power and in prestige compared to each other?
5. What is inconsistent about Serena's set of class traits as she reached middle age?
6. What is inconsistent about Meghan's class traits after her marriage to Harry?
7. What % of national wealth is held by the top 1% of wealth holders?
8. What gives wealthy members of the upper class access to power and influence way beyond their relatively small numbers?
9. Large accumulations of wealth places people and families into the upper class. How is old wealth "classier" than new wealth in terms of prestige, in terms of manners, tastes and also very useful social connections?