Social Stratification Review

According to Karl Marx, social stratification in a capitalist society always involves:

• A) Class conflict

• B) Negotiation and compromise leading to stability

• C) The abolition of work itself

• D) All of these are correct.

The sum of all the economic resources held by a person is known as...

• investments.

• taxes.

• income.

• wealth.

Which of these systems allows for the least social mobility?

• Caste

• Monarchy

• Endogamy

• Class

(a)   is the recognition, respect, and admiration attached to social positions.

• Income

• Character

• Prestige

• Wealth

(a)   is the ranking of people in society based on wealth, income, prestige and other factors.

• Social segregation

• Social mobility

• Social organization

• Social stratification

The lower clas is made up of people who are able to save money relatively easily.

• True

• False

If a retail worker's son becomes a lawyer, he has experienced...

• A) upward intergenerational mobility

• B) downward intergenerational mobility

• C) upward intragenerational mobility

A person’s socioeconomic status at birth has a large impact on their potential future success.

• True

• False

Most Americans believe they fall into the (a)   class.

• upper

• underclass

• working class

• middle

What seems to be the key (although not the rule) to upward social mobility?

• How well off your parents are.

• How much education your grandparents have.

• How many jobs you work.

• How much you spend on your personal appearance.