Social Class

The richest 1% of Americans own approximately how much of the overall wealth in the country?

• 22%
• 31%
• 42%
• 58%

The jobs that people in the working class have are often called 

• green collar
• yellow collar
• blue collar
• purple collar

Functionalists believe that inequality exists because

• Some people have higher self-esteem than others

• Successful people have put in the time and hard work to become that way

• Some people will always try to oppress others

• It's fate or destiny

Conflict theorists believe that inequality exists because

• Successful people have put in the time and hard work to become that way

• It's fate or destiny

• Some people will always try to oppress others

• Some people have higher self-esteem than others

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

The division of society into categories, ranks, or classes is

• social category
• social stratification
• social groups
• social statuses

amount of money received by an individual or group over a specific time period

• income
• wealth
• property
• stocks

Your paycheck is an example of your

• income
• wealth

Your property is part of your

• income
• wealth

Movement from one occupation to another within the same social class

• Horizontal mobility
• Vertical mobility
• Intergenerational mobility
• Intragenerational mobility