The Garrets are a lower-class family and have four children.The Devlins are middle-class family that has only two children.The fact that the Garrets have more children is an example of:
A) differential fertility.
B) strata ascription.
C) status achievement.
D) distinguishing effects.

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Differential fertility refers to the unequal distribution of births across different social classes or groups. In this case, the Garrets having more children than the Devlins is an example of differential fertility.

The Garrets Are a Lower-Class Family and Have Four Children