Sociology Stratification (Ch. 8)

Which of the following best describes social stratification?

• ranking
• equality
• classless
• communism

What is social stratification?

• The movement of individuals or groups between social classes.
• A segment of society whose members hold similar amounts of resources and share an identifiable lifestyle.
• The ranking of people/groups according to their unequal access to scarce resources.
• The ability to control the behavior of others.

Which of the following is NOT an dimension of social stratification?

• power

• prestige

• economic (wealth)

• popularity

Identify the dimension of power indicated by:
Respect given to a doctor

• Prestige
• Power 
• Economic

Identify the dimension of power indicated by: A politician considering the requests of an interest group

• Power
• Prestige
• Economic

Identify the dimension of power indicated by: Nobel Peace Prize

• Power
• Prestige
• Economic

What is the difference between wealth and income?

• Wealth includes all your assets + how much you have, while income is how much you make (salary and/or paycheck)

• Income is how much stuff you have, while wealth is how much money you make.

Garrett is excited to go to his high school reunion, so his classmates can see that he was successful and became a surgeon. Garrett is essentially looking forward receiving what from his classmates?

• Prestige

• Power

• Prejudice

• Classism Treatment

Which of the following best describes the functionalist theory of social stratification?

• Inequality exists because some people are willing to exploit others.
• Social stratification will eventually be eliminated when the workers revolt.
• Children in the United States.are taught that a person’s social class is the result of his or her talent and effort.
• The inequality of social classes helps assure that the most qualified people fill the most important positions.

From this perspective, social stratification exists because people are willing to exploit others.

• functionalism

• conflict perspective

• symbolic interactionism