Social Stratification

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.

What is a closed system?

• social position is based on your economic success.

• social position is based on an ascribed status.

• social position is based on both work and ascribed status.

• social position is based on IQ and athletic ability.

In open system, there is

• less mobility up and down

• more mobility up and down

• more mobility depending on where you were born.

• more mobility depending on your political affiliation

What four things affect socioeconomic status?

• income, heredity, and occupational prestige

• income, education and car you drive

• education, heredity, family, and work ethic

• income, education level, occupational prestige, and place of residence.

The degree of social honor attached with your position in society is

• power

• property

• popularity

• prestige

A social structure in which classes are determined by achieved status is a(n)...

• Class System

• Caste System

• Social Stratification

• Conflict System

The two types of stratification systems are ________, which do not allow change in social position and ________, which are based on achievement and allow movement between levels.

• class systems; castes

• closed systems; open systems

• meritocracies; class systems

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

• Social Inequality

• Social Stratification

• Exogamy

• Bourgeoisie

A Caste System is a social structure in which...

• classes are determined by ascribed status.

• classes are determined by achieved status.

• marriage between people of different social categories is encouraged.

• marriage between people of the same social category is taboo.

A social structure in which classes are determined by achieved status is a(n)...

• Class System

• Caste System

• Social Stratification

• Conflict System