Social Stratification

What percent of the US population is in the Upper Class?

• 20%

• 5%

• 10%

• 1%

A segment of a population whose members hold similar amounts of scarce resources and share values, norms and an identifiable lifestyle. This is a

• Social Class

• Social Stratification

• Social Norm

• Social Structure

Which demographic is most often represented among the poor in the United States?

• Married men with children

• Single women of color with children

• Retired couples whose children no longer live with them

• Single white women with a college education

The Sociologist who theorized that the economy determines the nature of society was

• Karl Marx

• Emile Durkheim

• Matthew Desmond

• Jane Addams

All the economic resources possessed by an individual or group is

• income

• pay check

• money

• wealth

Which of the following would NOT be considered part of a person’s wealth?

• Money in a savings account

• A house that he owns

• Next months paycheck

• Clothes and other possessions

A disabled 56-year old man with no other source of income other than disability payments from the federal government most likely belongs to the

• Middle class

• Upper class

• Working Class

• Lower Class

Name one person in the Upper Class

• Jeff Bezos

• Tony Evers

• Scott Walker

• Mickey Mouse

The underlying patterns of relationships in a group

• Social Structure

• Social Class

• Society

• School

A position a person occupies within a social structure

• Society

• Role

• Status

• Prestige