wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Sociology

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following best describes social stratification?
a)
ranking
b)
equality
c)
classless
d)
communism
2.
What is social stratification?
a)
The movement of individuals or groups between social classes.
b)
A segment of society whose members hold similar amounts of resources and share an identifiable lifestyle.
c)
The ranking of people/groups according to their unequal access to scarce resources.
d)
The ability to control the behavior of others.
3.

Which of the following is NOT an dimension of social stratification?

a)

power

b)

prestige

c)

economic (wealth)

d)

popularity

4.
Identify the dimension of power indicated by:
Respect given to a doctor
a)
Prestige
b)
Power 
c)
Economic
5.
Identify the dimension of power indicated by: A politician considering the requests of an interest group
a)
Power
b)
Prestige
c)
Economic
6.
Identify the dimension of power indicated by: Nobel Peace Prize
a)
Power
b)
Prestige
c)
Economic
7.

What is the difference between wealth and income?

a)

Wealth includes all your assets + how much you have, while income is how much you make (salary and/or paycheck)

b)

Income is how much stuff you have, while wealth is how much money you make.

8.

Garrett is excited to go to his high school reunion, so his classmates can see that he was successful and became a surgeon. Garrett is essentially looking forward receiving what from his classmates?

a)

Prestige

b)

Power

c)

Prejudice

d)

Classism Treatment

9.
Which of the following best describes the functionalist theory of social stratification?
a)
Inequality exists because some people are willing to exploit others.
b)
Social stratification will eventually be eliminated when the workers revolt.
c)
Children in the United States.are taught that a person’s social class is the result of his or her talent and effort.
d)
The inequality of social classes helps assure that the most qualified people fill the most important positions.
10.

From this perspective, social stratification exists because people are willing to exploit others.

a)

functionalism

b)

conflict perspective

c)

symbolic interactionism

11.

From this perspective, stratification exists so that the most qualified people fill the most important positions and the least qualified people fill the other positions

a)

Functionalism

b)

Conflict

c)

Symbolic Interactionism

12.

From this perspective, people learn their social class through socialization and interact with others in their class.

a)

functionalism

b)

conflict perspective

c)

symbolic interactionism

13.

The movement of people between classes is called __.

a)

social movement

b)

social mobility

c)

social equilibrium

d)

population transfer

14.

Julia grew up with a dad who worked on the railroad and a mom who ran an in-home daycare. She graduated from college and is now an accountant. She moved from the working class to the middle class. Julia's experience is an example of

a)

Prestige

b)

Relative Poverty

c)

Social Stratification

d)

Social Mobility

15.
A McDonald's worker that starts a become a self made business owner is an example of which type of mobility?
a)
horizontal mobility
b)
vertical mobility
c)
intergenerational mobility
d)
exchange mobility
16.
A mechanic who changes jobs to become a plumber is an example of which type of mobility?
a)
horizontal mobility
b)
vertical mobility
c)
structural mobility
d)
exchange mobility
17.

The most distinguishing characteristic of a caste system is that

a)

people’s social class can change vertically but not horizontally.

b)

people can only change from one generation to the next.

c)

social status is inherited and cannot be changed. There is no social mobility.

d)

social status can be changed by education and hard work

18.

What are the layers of social stratification in America called?

a)

social classes

b)

ethnic groups

c)

wealth groups

d)

racial groups

19.

How many classes are in America's society?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

3

d)

1

20.

What is social mobility characterized by movement in social class from parents to children?

a)

vertical mobility

b)

horizontal mobility

c)

intergenerational mobility

d)

climbing the ladder

21.
A high-school drop-out working at a gas station for minimum wage would be in the...
a)
Upper class
b)
Middle class
c)
Working class
d)
Under class
22.

Which social class is born into great wealth?

a)

upper-upper class

b)

lower-upper class

c)

upper middle class

d)

richies

23.

Which of the following people would most likely be a member of the working poor?

a)

married couple who have been trained in technology skills

b)

a woman with a high school diploma and few marketing skills

c)

a man who is a skilled carpenter

d)

a single mom with a master's degree

24.

Which type of poverty means people don't have enough money to pay for food and essentials?

a)

absolute poverty

b)

relative poverty