The Garrets are a lower-class family and have four children. The Devlins are a 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 differences in the number of children among different social, economic, or cultural groups. In this case, the lower-class Garrets having more children than the middle-class Devlins exemplifies this concept.

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