Which social system confines individuals to a social group for life and sets strict parameters for relationships between these different social groups?
A) caste system
B) estate system
C) class-based system
D) gender stratification system

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The caste system is a form of social stratification characterized by hereditary transmission of a lifestyle which often includes an occupation, status in a hierarchy, customary social interaction, and exclusion based on cultural notions of purity and pollution. It confines individuals to their social group for life and sets strict parameters for relationships between these different social groups.

Which Social System Confines Individuals to a Social Group for Life