1.1. Social Status and Stratification Quiz_Gr 8

What is the difference between achieved status and ascribed status?

• Achieved status is inherited, ascribed status is earned
• Achieved status is earned, ascribed status is inherited
• Achieved status is fixed at birth, ascribed status can change
• There is no difference between the two

How does ascribed status influence achieved status?

• It has no influence
• It provides resources that make certain achievements more likely
• It prevents any achievements outside one's ascribed status
• It automatically determines all future achievements

What is social stratification?

• The process of earning social status
• A system of inherited social positions
• A conceptual social hierarchy ranking individuals
• The ability to move between social classes

In capitalist societies, what is the primary basis for social stratification?

• Age
• Education
• Race
• Socioeconomic status

What does social mobility refer to?

• The ability to travel between different social groups
• The process of changing one's social status
• The speed at which society changes
• The movement of people within a city

According to Max Weber, what are the three primary components of social stratification?

• Age, gender, and race
• Education, occupation, and income
• Property, prestige, and power
• Family, community, and nation

What does 'prestige' refer to in Weber's theory?

• One's material possessions
• The ability to control others
• The reputation associated with one's social position
• The level of education one has achieved

According to Pierre Bourdieu, what is equally important as economic capital in determining social status?

• Political power
• Physical attractiveness
• Social capital
• Intellectual ability

How does Bourdieu suggest that social class influences cultural tastes?

• It doesn't influence tastes at all
• Higher classes have more refined tastes
• Lower classes have more varied tastes
• Tastes are randomly distributed across classes

What is an example of how achieved status can be influenced by ascribed status?

• A person's height determining their career
• A person's age determining their income
• A person's family wealth influencing their education opportunities
• A person's gender determining their hobbies