WorksheetsSocial Stratification
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is Social Stratification?
A system by which society categorizes people.
A system by which society unites people.
A system by which government categorizes people.
A system by which the church categorizes people.
Is social stratification universal?
No. It favors undocumented immigrants.
Yes, and fixed.
Yes, but variable.
Only for the upper 1% of society.
What is social mobility?
Changes within the socio-economic hierarchy.
Changes within the ethnic hierarchy.
Changes within the social hierarchy.
Changes within the gender hierarchy.
What is horizontal mobility?
Your position changes along with your position in the hierarchy.
Your position changes without changing your place in the hierarchy.
Your position does not change due to economic stresses.
Your position does not change due to governmental controls.
What is a closed system?
social position is based on your economic success.
social position is based on an ascribed status.
social position is based on both work and ascribed status.
social position is based on IQ and athletic ability.
In open system, there is
less mobility up and down
more mobility up and down
more mobility depending on where you were born.
more mobility depending on your political affiliation
What is a meritocracy?
mobility is based on gender roles.
mobility is based on family ties.
mobility is based on individual talent and personal merit
mobility is based on personal merit and ethnic stereotypes.
What three things affect socioeconomic status?
income, heredity, and occupational prestige
income, education and heredity
education, heredity and work ethic
income, education and occupational prestige.
According to the author of our text, what are the 3 P's that determine social stratification?
property, power and prestige
property, power and presence
property, power and people connections
property, power and personality
All the wealth, investments, deeded and titled properties, and other tangible sources of income is known as...
prestige
popularity
property
power
The ability to get one’s way even in the face of opposition to ones goals is
property
prestige
popularity
power
The degree of social honor attached with your position in society is
power
property
popularity
prestige
The general cost of goods increasing while the general purchasing power declines results in
deflation
conflation
inflation
recession
Ones total assets minus total liabilities is
property
wealth
poverty
subsistence living
