Social Stratification CUA Review

What is social stratification?

• The process of social integration

• The ranking of society into a hierarchy

• The study of social behavior

• The elimination of social classes

What does social stratification put people into?

• Social networks

• Social classes

• Social gatherings

• Social experiments

What is horizontal mobility?

• Moving up or down the social ladder

• Moving within the same social class

• Moving to a different country

• Moving from one job to another

What is vertical mobility?

• Moving within the same social class

• Moving up or down the social ladder

• Moving to a different city

• Moving from one department to another

What is intergenerational mobility?

• Changes in social status within a person's lifetime

• Changes in social status between generations

• Changes in social status within a community

• Changes in social status within a family

What is a caste system?

• A system based on merit and achievement

• A system where social status you're born into

• A system where social status is earned

• A system based on wealth and power

What is the difference between a caste and a class system?

• Caste is based on wealth, class is based on birth

• Caste is flexible, class is rigid

• Caste is inherited, class can be changed

• Caste is temporary, class is permanent

What is the difference between white collar and blue collar jobs? What collar is middle management?

• White collar jobs are manual, blue collar jobs are managerial; blue collar is middle management

• White collar jobs are managerial, blue collar jobs are manual; white collar is middle management

• White collar jobs are technical, blue collar jobs are creative; blue collar is middle management

• White collar jobs are creative, blue collar jobs are technical; white collar is middle management

What factors go into what class you are in?

• Race, gender, being born into a certain family

• Age, height, and weight

• Hobbies, interests, and skills

• Birthplace, language, and religion

What are the 6 social classes in the United States?

• Upper, upper-middle, middle, working, working poor, underclass

• Rich, middle, poor, elite, common, lower

• High, medium, low, elite, average, basic

• Wealthy, average, struggling, elite, common, poor