............................................ is carried out by authorized agents, such as police

officers, judges, school administrators, and employers.

........................................ is a structured ranking of entire groups of people that

perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power in a society.

........................... viewed class differentiation as the crucial determinant of social,

economic, and political inequality.

......................... is a social differentiation based on physical traits.

The contact hypothesis states that in cooperative circumstances, interracial

contact between people of equal status will cause them to become less prejudiced and

to abandon previous stereotypes.

This statement is ................... perspective

............................. refers to the techniques and strategies for preventing

deviant human behavior in any society.

A .............................. is a hereditary system of rank usually religiously dictated.

Upper class is about .................... percent of the population of US

Horizontal mobility refers to a

.................. are more likely to withdraw from the labor force if their job skills

exceed the jobs offered them.