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Ch.8 - Social Stratification Review

Ch.8 - Social Stratification Review

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Social Studies

11th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

a hierarchical arrangement of people within a society

Back

Social stratification

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Encompasses all a person's material assets, including income, land, and other types of property

Back

wealth

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

It is the capacity to influence or control behaviour of persons and institutions whether by persuasion or coercion

Back

power

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

According to him, a person's status or position within a stratified social system is determined by their relative power, prestige, and wealth. Who is he?

Back

Max Weber

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Positions in society are ranked in order of importance

Back

Functionalist theory

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of the following best describes social stratification? Options: The belief that one's own hard work will dictate one's mobility, The system in which society categorizes people and ranks them in a hierarchy, The ability to move up or down in a society, The inability to move up or down in a society, fixed position based on ascribed status

Back

The system in which society categorizes people and ranks them in a hierarchy

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which general American belief reflects the fact that society's cultural beliefs tell us how to categorize people and also define inequalities as being normal or even fair? Options: Doctor's deserve higher status and wealth because of their education, Most poor people are in poverty because they do not want to work, American society provides plenty of opportunity for everyone to become successful if people work hard enough, All of the above

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All of the above

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