SOCIAL AND POLITICAL STRATIFICATION (UCSP)

1. 1. What do you call a sociological term used to described the relative social position of individuals in a given social unit?

• Social Class

• Social Stratification

• Social Status

• Social Desirables

Answer explanation

Social Stratification is a sociological term used to describe the relative social position of individuals in a given social unit.

2. 2. It refers to a large amount of money, possessions or properties.

• Power

• Prestige

• Wealth

• None of the above

Answer explanation

2. Wealth refers to a large amount of money, possessions or properties.

3. 3. What do you call an individual's economic position in a society, based on birth and personal achievements?

• Social Class

• Social Status

• Power

• Wealth

Answer explanation

3. Social Class refers to an individual's economic position in a society, based on birth and personal achievements.

4. 4. It refers to a person's prestige, social honor, or popularity in a society.

• Social Desirables

• Social Class

• Power

• Social Status

Answer explanation

Social Status refers to a person's prestige, social honor, or popularity in a society.

5. 5. What do you call a type of social status which is determined by factors that are present at birth or assigned by others?

• Achieved Status

• Ascribed Status

• Given Status

• None of the above

Answer explanation

Ascribed Status is determined by factors that are present at birth or assigned by others and over which a person has little or no control.

6. 6. A type of Social Status set by things which a person earns or chooses.

• Achieved Status

• Ascribed Status

• Given Status

• None of the above

Answer explanation

Achieved Status is set by things which a person earns or chooses, such as the kind and level of education, civil or marital status, occupation, leadership status, and other measures of merit.

7. 7. It refers to the unequal distribution of power, influence, and access to political resources within a society.

• Social Stratification

• Social Desirables

• Political Stratification

• Social Class

Answer explanation

7. Political Stratification refers to the unequal distribution of power, influence, and access to political resources within a society, resulting in a hierarchical structure where some individuals or groups have more power and influence than others.

8. 8. Which among the Social Desirables that refers to the ability to direct someone else's behavior?

• Wealth

• Power

• Prestige

• Talent

Answer explanation

Power, in sociology, refers to the ability to direct someone else's behavior.

9. 9. This means "honor, awe or high opinion inspired by or derived from a high-ranking, influential, or successful person".

• Power

• Wealth

• Talent

• Prestige

Answer explanation

Prestige means "honor, awe, or high opinion inspired by or derived from a high-ranking, influential, or successful person".

10. 10. Refers to traits, behavior, or attitudes that are widely admired or considered valuable within a social group.

• Social Class

• Social Status

• Political Stratification

• Social Desirables

Answer explanation

10. Social Desirables refers to traits, behavior, or attitudes that are widely admired or considered valuable within a social group.