Stratification and Inequality

Workers or working class people

• proletariat

• bourgeoisie

• social class

• social stratification

a system in which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy

• proletariat

• bourgeoisie

• social class

• social stratification

Which theory? -- Inequality between the social classes helps ensure that the most qualified people are in the most important positions

• Functionalist

• Conflict

• Symbolic Interactionist

• Feminist

Anna was taught to believe that men are inferior to women. This is an example of

• Prejudice

• Discrimination

A country does not allow people to own property unless they are citizens. This is an example of

• Prejudice

• Racism

• Institutional Discrimination

• A folkway

Which theory? -- Children are taught to be prejudiced by watching the behavior of significant others who express their prejudices

• Functionalism

• Conflict

• Symbolic Interactionist

• Feminist

Which describes the relationship between sex and gender identity?

• Science has proven that our biology makes our gender different

• Parents treat girls and boys different; therefore they become aware of male/female differences

• Since women give birth, they are more valued in society and get better treatment

• Boys and girls behave differently as children so then their parents treat them differently

The theory that behavioral differences are the result of inherited genes is

• evolution

• nature v. nurture

• gender

• biological determinism

Which is an example of intergenerational mobility?

• a restaurant server becomes and bus driver

• a lawyer becomes a surgeon

• a doctor's son becomes a teacher

• a CEO becomes a chef

This type of mobility does not involve a change in social class

• Vertical mobility

• Intergenerational mobility

• Horizontal Mobility