Sociology Chapter 8

What is Social Stratification?

• The division of society into categories, ranks, or classes.

• The unequal sharing of scarce resources and social rewards

• A social structure in which classes are determined by ascribed status.

• A social structure in which classes are determined by achieved status.

The unequal sharing of scarce resources and social rewards is known as...

• Social Inequality

• Social Stratification

• Exogamy

• Bourgeoisie

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

A Social Class is...

• a grouping of people with similar levels of wealth, power, and prestige

• a social structure in which classes are determined by ascribed status.

• social structures in which classes are determined by achieved status.

• division of society into categories, ranks, or classes

Wealth is...

• 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.

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

• the greatest thing ever

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

Horizontal Mobility is...

• the movement of an individual from one social position to another of the same rank

• the movement between or within social classes.

• the movement of an individual from one social position to another of a different rank

• a standard of living that is below the minimum level considered adequate by society