Social Stratification

What is Social Stratification?

• A system by which society categorizes people.

• A system by which society unites people.

• A system by which government categorizes people.

• A system by which the church categorizes people.

Is social stratification universal?

• No. It favors undocumented immigrants.

• Yes, and fixed.

• Yes, but variable.

• Only for the upper 1% of society.

What is social mobility?

• Changes within the socio-economic hierarchy.

• Changes within the ethnic hierarchy.

• Changes within the social hierarchy.

• Changes within the gender hierarchy.

What is horizontal mobility?

• Your position changes along with your position in the hierarchy.

• Your position changes without changing your place in the hierarchy.

• Your position does not change due to economic stresses.

• Your position does not change due to governmental controls.

What is a closed system?

• social position is based on your economic success.

• social position is based on an ascribed status.

• social position is based on both work and ascribed status.

• social position is based on IQ and athletic ability.

In open system, there is

• less mobility up and down

• more mobility up and down

• more mobility depending on where you were born.

• more mobility depending on your political affiliation

What is a meritocracy?

• mobility is based on gender roles.

• mobility is based on family ties.

• mobility is based on individual talent and personal merit

• mobility is based on personal merit and ethnic stereotypes.

What three things affect socioeconomic status?

• income, heredity, and occupational prestige

• income, education and heredity

• education, heredity and work ethic

• income, education and occupational prestige.

According to the author of our text, what are the 3 P's that determine social stratification?

• property, power and prestige

• property, power and presence

• property, power and people connections

• property, power and personality

All the wealth, investments, deeded and titled properties, and other tangible sources of income is known as...

• prestige

• popularity

• property

• power