Dimensions and Explanations of Stratification

Fill in the Blank

each layer in a stratification system

Multiple Choice

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

• caste

• power

• wealth

• prestige

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of prestige?

• Prestige must be claimed for oneself.

• Only the working class is interested in obtaining prestige.

• Only the bourgeoisie is able to obtain prestige.

• What might be considered prestigious by one social class may not be considered prestigious by another.

Match

Match the following relationships/links

• Functionalism

• Conflict Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

job performance and pay

social class & likelihood of punishments

social class and self-esteem

• job performance and pay

• social class & likelihood of punishments

• social class and self-esteem