Unit 6 Sociology

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A factory worker’s son earns his way through college and eventually becomes a sociology professor. This is an example of ___________?

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Social Mobility

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People who live in ______ do not earn even enough money to pay for their food and a safe place to live.

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absolute poverty

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Inequality exists because some people are more willing to exploit others is an example of

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Conflict theory of Social Stratification

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Inequality exists because some jobs are more important than others and require more talent and training. What theory does this statement align with?

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Conflict theory of Social Stratification

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How is social class related to social stratification? Options: Each social class has many layers of social stratification, Each layer of social stratification constitutes a social class, The terms social stratification and social class mean the same thing, Social stratification exists in caste systems, whereas social classes exist only in noncaste systems

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Each layer of social stratification constitutes a social class

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Segment of a population whose members hold similar amounts of scarce resources and share values, norms, and an identifiable lifestyle

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Social Class

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Alexis moves from a job as a high school history teacher to a job as a high school PE teacher. This is an example of

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Horizontal Mobility

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Which of the following is an example of horizontal mobility? Computer programmer to Web Page designer, Student to Doctor, Teacher to Principal, Stay at home mom to going back to work

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Computer programmer to Web Page designer

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Measure of poverty that is unique to each society

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Relative poverty

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The movement between or within social classes is known as...

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Social Mobility