SOC Ch8 Quiz

What is social stratification?

• The movement of individuals or groups between social classes.
• A segment of society whose members hold similar amounts of resources and share an identifiable lifestyle.
• The ranking of people/groups according to their unequal access to scarce resources.
• The ability to control the behavior of others.

Which of the following best describes how social class is related to social stratification?

• 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 only exists in caste systems such as India or Nepal.

What are the most common sources of prestige in American society?

• Race
• Occupation
• Age
• Marital status

Which of the following is NOT true of prestige?

• Only the wealthiest individuals are interested in obtaining prestige.
• Prestige refers to the respect and honor attached to certain social positions.
• What might be considered prestigious by one social class may not be considered prestigious by another.
• Prestige must be bestowed on a person, not claimed.

Typical occupations of the _____ class include investors, heirs, CEOs.

• Upper
• Working
• Under
• Middle

Typical occupations of the _____ class include lower-level managers, semi-professionals (nurses), non-retail sales (car sales)

• Upper
• Middle
• Working
• Working Poor

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

• Live in absolute poverty
• Live in relative poverty
• Are members of the working class in the U.S.
• Belong to the aristocracy

Which of the following is NOT one of the major categories of poor people in the U.S.?

• People with disabilities
• Able-bodied men who refuse to work
• Elderly people
• Females who are single heads-of-households

The poverty rate for African-Americans & Latinos is ______ than for white Americans.

• Higher
• Lower

After attending night school for five years, Sondra moves from a job as a warehouse worker to a job as a bank executive.  This is most likely an example of:

• Intergenerational mobility
• Horizontal mobility
• Vertical mobility
• Relative poverty