Social Stratifcation

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

How is poverty measured in the United States?

• by sending out surveys to all American families
• by conducting interviews with people in the underclass
• by setting an annual base level income for a family of four
• by measuring annual levels of unemployment

Which of the following is least likely to live in poverty in the United States today?

• a 30-year-old white man
• an African American mother of two preschoolers
• a 14-year-old Latino boy
• a mentally ill 45-year-old white woman

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.

The most distinguishing characteristic of a caste system is that

• people’s social class can change vertically but not horizontally.
• people can only change from one generation to the next.
• social status is inherited and cannot be changed.
• social status can be changed by education and hard work

Which of the following is true about a caste system?

• A caste system is a closed-class system.
• Members of different castes are allowed to marry.
• Social class is earned.
• Mobility can be achieved through merit.

Which of the following refers to the different layers of people who possess varying amounts of scarce resources?

• the proletariat
• class consciousness
• social stratification
• horizontal mobility

What word best describes the amount of money a person earns within a specific time period?

• wealth
• stratification
• income
• prestige

Which of the following is an indicator that is used to measure poverty?

• race
• infant mortality rate
• access to green space
• religious affiliation

A person with power always possess prestige.

• True
• False