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Understanding Social Stratification

Authored by Joseph Yarwood

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10th Grade

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Understanding Social Stratification
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a key aspect of social stratification?

It is unique to only a few societies.

It categorizes and ranks people in a hierarchy.

It is based solely on personal achievements.

It varies from individual to individual.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What principle highlights the generational persistence of social stratification?

Persists across generations

Individual differences

Characteristic of society

Universal but variable

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of mobility is more common in the United States?

Structural mobility

Horizontal mobility

Upward mobility

Downward mobility

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does a society's cultural beliefs influence in terms of social stratification?

The amount of wealth one can accumulate

The categorization of people and normalization of inequalities

The individual's ability to move up the social ladder

The legal system and its enforcement

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a characteristic of a closed system of stratification?

Merit-based categorization

Little to no social mobility

Based on achieved status

High social mobility

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which system is an example of a closed stratification system?

Soviet classless society

The American class system

The Indian caste system

British class system

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a key difference between caste and class systems?

Class systems combine ascribed status and personal achievement.

Caste systems are considered open systems.

Class systems are based on ascribed status.

Caste systems allow for more social mobility.

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