Social Inequality Assessment

Societies divide members into ranks based on selected characteristics = social inequality.

• True

• False

Two basic types of stratification systems exist today: caste systems and class systems.

• True

• False

In a closed stratification system, individuals are able to move between social ranks.

• True

• False

In the United States, 1 percent of population controls one-third of wealth.

• True

• False

In the United States, wealth is equally distributed.

• True

• False

The US has a fairly open system, but the rate of social mobility is not equal for every segment.

• True

• False

What one society sees as poverty might be seen as adequate by another society.

Every American runs the same risk of being poor.

• True

• False

__________ is the division of society into categories, ranks, or classes.

__________ is the unequal sharing of resources and social rewards.