Refers to switching from one position to another without a change in social status

Refers to the movement from one level on the social hierarchy to another.

Institutionalized discrimination is often referred as...

Most sociologists believe that definitions of masculinity and femininity are based on--

Assimilation is the blending of a minority into the dominant society.

Which of the following best describes the symbolic interactionist view of prejudice?

Rigid social hierarchy with no chance to change social class.

Status is partially achieved, there is some potential for movement between groups.

This theory states that stratification assures that the most qualified people fill the most important positions.

This theory states that American children are taught that a person’s social class is the result of talent and effort.

Which of the following are American based classes?

The perception that a class structure exists, along with the feeling of shared identification with others in one’s class.

Adoption of the ideas of the dominant class by the less powerful class.

Which of the following belong to Weber's view of stratification?

Mobility occurring between generations is called intragenetrional mobility.

The absence of enough $ to secure life's necessities.

A socially constructed category composed of people who share physically transmitted traits.

Race is a shared cultural heritage.

Insisted on full civil rights and increased political representation.

Stereotype is a rigid and irrational generalization about an entire category of people.

Mutual respect for one another’s cultures among the various groups in a society.

Refers to the physical and social separation of categories of people. It may be voluntary, but it is usually imposed.

The systematic annihilation of one category of people by another.

Which of the following is the fastest growing ethnic minority?

The unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege between men and women.

Social forces that keep women from reaching the highest levels.

Refers to the way men are put on a fast track to advanced positions when entering female-dominated professions.

A form of social organization in which females dominate males is often called patriarchy.

Which sociological perspective often views gender as socially constructed? Parents teach children gender roles.  We act out gender every day in our interactions with other genders..

Which sociological perspective believes each sex has a role to play in the interdependent groups of society to keep balance in society?

A form of subjugation that happens outside the law.

Jews can be considered an ethnic minority.

Which of the following is the definition of vertical mobility?

The degree of social honor attached with your position in society is