Global Stratification

Global stratification refers to unequal distribution of wealth, power, and resources among countries.

• True
• False

According to Marx's Conflict Theory, the Bourgeoisie are...

• owners of the means of production in a capitalist society

• workers who sell their labor in exchange for wages

• "untouchables", the lowest class in the caste system

• politicians who create and maintain social order

Workers who sell their labor in exchange for wages are known as...

• the Proletariat

• the Bourgeoisie

• Exogamy

• Artisans

The ability to control the behavior of others, with or without their consent is...

• Power

• Prestige

• Wealth

• incorruptible

Prestige is...

• respect, honor, recognition, or courtesy an individual receives from other members of society

• made up of assets- the value of everything a person owns- and income- money earned through salaries, investment returns, or other capital gains.

• the ability to control the behavior of others, with or without their consent.

• highly overrated

The movement between or within social classes is known as...

• Social Mobility

• Socioeconomic Status (SES)

• Prestige

• Endogamy

Having a strong knowledge about social class and awareness of one's own status is called

• conspicuous consumption
• prestige
• socioeconomic status
• class consciousness

Julia grew up with a dad who worked on the railroad and a mom who ran an in-home daycare. She graduated from college and is now an accountant. She moved from the working class to the middle class. Julia's experience is an example of

• Prestige

• Poverty

• Social Stratification

• Social Mobility

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

• Functionalism

• Conflict

• Symbolic Interactionism

According to Max Weber, social class is determined by

• property, prestige, and power

• relationship to the means of production

• one's tasks and how important they are to society

• political power