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What is social stratification?
What is social stratification?
- The layering of social categories into higher and lower positions of prestige or respect (correct)
- The differentiation of people based on their occupation, income, and wealth
- The categorization of people into socioeconomic strata based on their sex, age, and occupation
- The classification of people into social categories based on their heritage and wealth
What is the most vital measure of social status for the middle class?
What is the most vital measure of social status for the middle class?
- Education (correct)
- Income
- Heritage
- Wealth
Which group consists of office and clerical workers, skilled and unskilled craftsman, and farm employees?
Which group consists of office and clerical workers, skilled and unskilled craftsman, and farm employees?
- The upper class
- The middle class
- The lower class (correct)
- The elite class
What does differentiation involve?
What does differentiation involve?
Which group consists of the elite or wealthy families who value heritage most over wealth?
Which group consists of the elite or wealthy families who value heritage most over wealth?
What term refers to the positions that come about through social stratification?
What term refers to the positions that come about through social stratification?
Which type of status is based on sex, family background, and ethnicity?
Which type of status is based on sex, family background, and ethnicity?
What does prestige refer to in the context of status evaluation?
What does prestige refer to in the context of status evaluation?
In an open class system, what are individuals free to do?
In an open class system, what are individuals free to do?
What is horizontal mobility in the context of social mobility?
What is horizontal mobility in the context of social mobility?
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