SOC Chapter 8 Quiz 11/21

The creation of layers of people who possess unequal share of scarce resources is known as social ____.

• stratification

• status

• class

• level

A social ____ is a segment of a population whose members hold similar amounts of scarce resources and share values, norms & lifestyles.

• stratification

• class

• status

• level

The rulers who own the means of production is known as the _____.

• proletariat

• upper class

• bourgeoisie

• CEO's

The ____ were the ruled who worked for wages.

• blue collar workers

• working class

• bourgeoisie

• proletariat

The amount of money received within a give time period (AKA "paycheck) is known as ____.

• wealth

• income

• net earnings

• gross earnings

All the economic resources possessed by an individual or group is known as ____.

• wealth

• income

• earnings

• assets

____ is the ability to control the behavior of others-even against their will.

• Prestige

• Authority

• Laws

• Power

Recognition, respect & admiration attached to social positions is known as ____.

• popularity

• prestige

• authoritarianism

• dominance

Class _____ is a sense of identification with the goals & interests of the members of a particular social class.

• status

• level

• consciousness

• stratification

Around 40-50% of Americans belong in the ____ class.

• working

• lower

• upper

• middle