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Meritocracy is described as an ideal because no society has ever based standing entirely on:

AMerit
BMetal
CMedian
DMethod
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Merit
1. Background always plays a part. 2. The pure version does not exist. 3. So no society is based entirely on merit. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Sociology 3e, Chapter 9, Social Stratification._
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