Kassandra has been keeping a journal of her daily interactions with her friends and classmates,as part of a semester-long project for her sociology course.She has been observing her friends and classmates in groups to see how many different status groups she can identify among them.Then she takes her analysis one step further,by watching for indications that any identified status group excludes nonmembers.Which sociological phenomenon is Kassandra tracking?
A)social closure
B)social intersectionality
C)social residential patterning
D)social triad distancing

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Kassandra is tracking the sociological phenomenon of social closure, which refers to the process by which groups restrict access to opportunities and resources to nonmembers. She is observing how identified status groups may be excluding nonmembers from certain social interactions or opportunities.

Kassandra Has Been Keeping a Journal of Her Daily Interactions