WorksheetsSocial Stratification Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is social stratification?
A system of categorizing people based on their social media usage
A system of categorizing people based on their wealth, income, education, and power
A system of categorizing people based on their physical appearance
A system of categorizing people based on their musical preferences
What are the two types of systems of stratification?
Closed and open systems
Rich and poor systems
Educated and uneducated systems
Old and new systems
What is social mobility?
The ability of individuals to change positions within a social stratification system
The ability of individuals to change their physical appearance
The ability of individuals to change their musical preferences
The ability of individuals to change their social media usage
What is intragenerational mobility?
Changes in a person's social mobility over the course of their lifetime
Changes in a person's social mobility between generations
Changes in a person's social mobility within a single generation
Changes in a person's social mobility due to government policies
What is structural mobility?
Changes in a person's social mobility over the course of their lifetime
Changes in a person's social mobility between generations
Changes in a person's social mobility within a single generation
Changes in a whole group of people's social mobility due to societal changes
What is absolute poverty?
An economic condition in which a family or individual cannot afford basic necessities
An economic condition in which a family or individual has excessive wealth
An economic condition in which a family or individual has average income
An economic condition in which a family or individual has no income
What is relative poverty?
An economic condition in which a family or individual cannot afford basic necessities
An economic condition in which a family or individual has excessive wealth
An economic condition in which a family or individual has average income
An economic condition in which a family or individual has 50% income less than the average median income
What does global stratification compare?
The wealth, status, power, and economic stability of countries across the world
The wealth, status, power, and economic stability of individuals within a country
The wealth, status, power, and economic stability of different social classes within a country
The wealth, status, power, and economic stability of different ethnic groups within a country
What is the Davis-Moore thesis?
The theory that social stratification represents the inherently unequal value of different work
The theory that social stratification is based on physical appearance
The theory that social stratification is based on musical preferences
The theory that social stratification is based on social media usage
What do conflict theorists believe about social stratification?
It benefits all of society
It benefits only some people
It has no impact on society
It leads to equality
