Social Stratification Quiz

What is social stratification?

• A system of economic and social inequalities

• A system of beliefs about social divisions

• A system by which society categorizes people and ranks them in a hierarchy

• A system of individual differences

Which principle of social stratification states that it is universal but variable?

• Principle of social stratification

• Principle of social status

• Principle of social inequality

• Principle of social mobility

What is the main difference between caste systems and class systems?

• Caste systems are open and based on achieved status, while class systems are closed and based on ascribed status

• Caste systems are based on religion, while class systems are based on occupation

• Caste systems are closed and based on ascribed status, while class systems are open and based on achieved status

• Caste systems are based on race, while class systems are based on ancestry

Which system of stratification is the United States based on?

• Apartheid system

• Caste system

• Class system

• Feudal system

What is the main belief that justifies the American class system?

• Religion

• Meritocracy

• Ancestry

• Race

What is an example of status inconsistency?

• A person with a low education and a low income

• A highly educated person with a low income

• A highly educated person with a high income

• A person with a high education and a high income

What is an example of a closed system of stratification?

• Feudal Europe

• The Soviet Union

• The American class system

• The Indian caste system

What is an example of a mixed system of stratification?

• Feudal Europe

• Modern Britain

• The United States

• India

What is the main reason that the US class system reproduces existing class inequalities?

• Lack of opportunity for individuals

• Structural factors and advantages at the start

• Lack of belief in meritocracy

• Lack of social mobility

What is the main principle that makes systems of social stratification work?

• Beliefs about social divisions

• Individual differences

• Social mobility

• Economic and social inequalities