alleryIn most traditional societies, what largely fixes a person's social position for life?
AThe level of schooling
BThe family of birth
CThe place of work
DThe choice of friends
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The family of birth
1. Families have different locations within the institutions of a society.
2. In most traditional societies the family a person is born into largely determines social position for life.
3. Schooling, workplace and friends are later and less decisive.
_Source: NCERT Class XI Sociology, Introducing Sociology, Ch 4 Culture and Socialisation, "Family", p. 75_
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