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SOC Ch8 Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 48mins

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Class

Date

What is social stratification?

The movement of individuals or groups between social classes.

A segment of society whose members hold similar amounts of resources and share an identifiable lifestyle.

The ranking of people/groups according to their unequal access to scarce resources.

The ability to control the behavior of others.

Which of the following best describes how social class is related to social stratification?

Each social class has many layers of social stratification.

Each layer of social stratification constitutes a social class.

The terms social stratification and social class mean the same thing.

Social stratification only exists in caste systems such as India or Nepal.

What are the most common sources of prestige in American society?

Race

Occupation

Age

Marital status

Which of the following is NOT true of prestige?

Only the wealthiest individuals are interested in obtaining prestige.

Prestige refers to the respect and honor attached to certain social positions.

What might be considered prestigious by one social class may not be considered prestigious by another.

Prestige must be bestowed on a person, not claimed.

Typical occupations of the _____ class include investors, heirs, CEOs.

Upper

Working

Under

Middle

Typical occupations of the _____ class include lower-level managers, semi-professionals (nurses), non-retail sales (car sales)

Upper

Middle

Working

Working Poor

People who _______ do not earn even enough money to pay for their food and a safe place to live.

Live in absolute poverty

Live in relative poverty

Are members of the working class in the U.S.

Belong to the aristocracy

Which of the following is NOT one of the major categories of poor people in the U.S.?

People with disabilities

Able-bodied men who refuse to work

Elderly people

Females who are single heads-of-households

The poverty rate for African-Americans & Latinos is ______ than for white Americans.

Higher

Lower

10.

After attending night school for five years, Sondra moves from a job as a warehouse worker to a job as a bank executive. This is most likely an example of:

Intergenerational mobility

Horizontal mobility

Vertical mobility

Relative poverty

11.

If a nurse's son rises to be President of the United States, this is an example of...

Vertical mobility

Horizontal mobility

Intergenerational mobility

Relative poverty

12.

According to symbolic interactionists, people come to accept the existing stratification structure through ________.

socialization

conflict

prestige

evolution

13.

All of the economic resources (money in the bank, stocks, real estate, etc.) held by a person is that person's...

Wealth

Income

14.

A regular paycheck paid every two weeks is a person's...

Wealth

Income

15.

Upward mobility typically involves only a ________ over the social class situation of one’s parents.

Small change

Great leap

Dishonest improvement

"Rags-to-riches"

16.

After attending night school for five years & earning his Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, Geoffrey moves from a job as a warehouse worker to a job as a bank executive earning over $100,000 in salary. This is most likely an example of _______.

Intergenerational mobility

Horizontal mobility

Vertical mobility

17.

What is the most defining feature of the lower middle or “working class”?

How much money they earn

What kind of cars they drive

What type of jobs they work

18.

Lower class Americans tend to work jobs

that are part-time with ______ & no benefits.

Lots of vacation time

Unpredictable schedules

Free housing

19.

Families in the upper middle & average middle classes usually ___ the home they

live in.

Own

Rent

20.

The Federal Poverty Level ($24,600 for a family of 4 in 2017) is a measure of ____ poverty.

Absolute

Relative

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SOC Ch8 Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 48mins

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