Unit 4 Sociology Test

What is social mobility?

• The ability to travel freely within a city

• The ability to change positions within a society's stratification

• The ability to access various modes of transportation

• The ability to communicate across different social groups

If a person who made $35,000 per year suddenly gets a new job and begins earning $95,000, that would be an example of what kind of stratification?

• Horizontal Stratification

• Vertical Stratification

What does the term "HORIZONTAL" refer to in the context of career or lifestyle changes?

• Moving to a different geographical location

• Changing professions or lifestyles while remaining in the same social class

• Upward movement in terms of social status or class

• A decline in social status or class

What is it called when a society rewards people based on their ability or talent?

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Meritocracy

• Autocracy

What determines one's class in a meritocracy?

• Wealth and inheritance

• Family name and connections

• Hard work and skills

• Age and experience

What are the odds of ending up in the top 20% of wealth if born into the bottom 20%?

• 10%

• 5%

• 15%

• 20%

What is social privilege?

• Disadvantages that make life and social mobility harder

• Advantages that make life and social mobility easier

• A government program to support the underprivileged

• A type of legislation for economic reform

Social privilege can be:

• Only ascribed

• Only achieved

• Either ascribed or achieved

• Neither ascribed nor achieved

What is social stratification?

• The equal distribution of resources in society

• The categorizing and ranking of people in society

• A system where everyone has the same power and influence

• The process of mixing different social groups

What does "hereditary stratification" refer to in historical context?

• The division of society based on education

• The division of society based on "born-with" traits

• The division of society based on wealth accumulation

• The division of society based on occupation