4.1: Social Stratification

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A system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy is called...

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Social Stratification

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True or False: Social stratification is universal but variable

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True

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System in which social class is based on merit and individual effort; movement is allowed between classes

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open-class system

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Stratification structure that does not allow for social mobility

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caste system

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a Caste System? South Africa's Apartheid, United States' Meritocracy, India's Caste System

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United States' Meritocracy

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Change in occupation within the same social class

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horizontal mobility

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Tyler moves from a job as a computer programmer to a job as a webpage designer. This is most likely an example of...

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horizontal mobility

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Movement up and down the social ladder is called?

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Social Mobility

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The practice of marrying within one’s group in India is called?

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Endogamy

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Julia's change from the working class to the middle class is most likely called

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social mobility