Unit 4 Review

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Global stratification refers to unequal distribution of wealth, power, and resources among countries.

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True

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A society in which an individual's social class is inherited at birth

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Caste system

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A society in which an individual's social class is based on merit and individual effort

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Open-class system

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Which of the following would be considered part of a person’s wealth? her tax forms, her clothes and other personal possessions, a paycheck she will receive next Friday, a house that she rents

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her clothes and other personal possessions

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When you add up all the economic resources a person has, such as her savings, home, personal property, etc., you have determined that person’s

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wealth.

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Which of the following best describes the functionalist theory of social stratification? Options: Inequality exists because some people are willing to exploit others., Social stratification will eventually be eliminated when the workers revolt., Children in the United States are taught that a person’s social class is the result of his or her talent and effort., The inequality of social classes helps assure that the most qualified people fill the most important positions.

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The inequality of social classes helps assure that the most qualified people fill the most important positions.

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The most distinguishing characteristic of a caste system is that

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social status is inherited and cannot be changed.

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Which of the following refers to the different layers of people who possess varying amounts of scarce resources? Options: the proletariat, class consciousness, social stratification, horizontal mobility

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social stratification

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Riots occur when...

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there is a feeling of injustice

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Sociologists have identified five basic properties - unequal treatment, physical or cultural traits, ascribed status, solidarity, and in-group marriage - to describe

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minority groups