Soc 3519

Which of the following is an example of social class?

• Socialism
• Communism
• Upper class
• Utopia

Imagine society as being composed of different groups that struggle over scarce resources, like power, money, land, food, or status

• conflict theory

• structural functionalism

• symbolic interactionism

Understand society as the product of everyday social interactions

• symbolic interactionism

• conflict theory

• structural functionalism

total economic resources held by a person or group

• wealth
• income
• stocks
• paycheck

ranking of people or groups according to their unequal access to scarce resources

• social stratification
• social interaction
• social class
• social consciousness

Your paycheck is an example of your

• income
• wealth

Your property is part of your

• income
• wealth

From this perspective, stratification exists so that the most qualified people fill the most important positions

• functionalism
• conflict
• symbolic interactionism

From this perspective, stratification is the result of talent and effort (people on top worked hard and have ability)

• functionalism
• conflict
• symbolic interactionism

From this perspective, stratification exists b/c some are willing to exploit others 

• conflict
• functionalism
• symbolic interactionism