Term 3-4 review: again :-]

Status obtained from birth such as gender, race, and caste

• Assigned Status

• Achieved Status

• Ascribed Status

• Social Status

What is Achieved Status?

• Status obtained from birth such as gender, race, caste and class

• The social status someone gets because of the hard work and effort he does. Like education, work.

• Status that is obtained by a person in society that is not brought from birth but because of the community's efforts and trust. Example: tribal chiefs, traditional leaders, elders.

What does 'open system/open society' mean?

• a society in which social mobility, both upwards and downwards, is possible.

• a society in which social mobility is impossible.

• a society in which people are open for foreigners.

Status that is obtained by a person in society that is not brought from birth but because of the community's efforts and trust. Example: tribal chiefs, traditional leaders, elders.

• Ascribed Status

• Achieved Status

• Assigned Status

• Social Status

How can people achieve upward social mobility?

• marriage

• education

• luck

• hard work

• All are correct

Why does downward social mobility occur?

• some individuals become unemployed and thus economically move down in the class structure, they also lose the status that went with the job

• having a criminal conviction can make it difficult to find a job and carries a social stigma which can result in a downwards movement on the class ladder

• sudden bankruptcy e.g. loss of wealth for middle or upper-class individuals can lead to loss of status

• some individuals may develop a disability because of illness or injury and this can severely blight attempts to continue in work, thus disabled individuals may find themselves spiralling down into poverty

• all are correct

Definition of Media is

• the use of technology

• means of communication to share information, raise awareness, education include all kinds of oral, written and visual images.

• the analysis and evaluation of media messages

What does 'bias' mean?

• Favoring one side, position, or belief – being partial, prejudiced.

• Supplementing one view over another view

• Opinioning one view over another view

• Hosting one view over another view

In its role as a ________________, the media keeps an eye on the government which helps democracy.

• agenda setter

• Watchdog

• Business

• Gatekeeper

One role of the media is that is stands guard and decides what information passes through to the people. In other words the media is used as a

• Agenda setter

• Watchdog

• Gatekeeper

• Business