Description: Degree of rigidity in social structures. Considers stratification of society, whether status distinctions are earned or ascribed, degree of hierarchy of political system, extent to which residence and group membership are fixed, centralization of authority, flexibility of religious rites.
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| 1 | Rigid, characterized as: non-egalitarian, ascriptive status distinctions, autocratic, hierarchical political system, fixed residence and group membership, central authority, fixed religious rites. |
| 2 | Flexible, characterized as: egalitarian, achieved status distinctions, autocratic, democratic, federated or stateless political system, ease in residence and group changes, individualized or flexible religious rites. |
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1 | Rigid | 13 |
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2 | Flexible | 19 |
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