Which sociological term describes the hierarchical arrangement of large social groups based on their control of basic resources? a. social class b. social inequality c. social mobility d. social stratification

The answer is D. Social stratification.

Explanation:

In sociology, social stratification is the concept used to analyze and describe the process of hierarchical arrangement in societies. This process is based on factors such as wealth, power and income, in other words, a person's place in social stratification derives from their control of basic resources. Nowadays, social stratification is made up of social classes, but historically there have been other terms to describe the positions in such stratification, for example, the term caste. Whichever the term used, it is used to separate society in large social groups depending on their control of resources and production means.  

even though you have attached neither the chart nor the generalizations, i have located them online. the right answer is d, since they are asking you about a generalization. you can only infer from the chart that between 2008 and 2009 the number of employed workers decreased significantly (from over 115 millions to 107 millions approximately), which signals some type of economic crisis.  

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