Q2 UCSP MODULE 3 - Social Differentiation and Stratification

This quiz explores the concept of social differentiation and stratification, focusing on the method of classifying individuals into social categories based on specific characteristics. It also delves into the layering of these categories into higher and lower positions of prestige or respect, known as social stratification.

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What is social stratification?

The layering of social categories into higher and lower positions of prestige or respect

What is the most vital measure of social status for the middle class?

Education

Which group consists of office and clerical workers, skilled and unskilled craftsman, and farm employees?

The lower class

What does differentiation involve?

Relating people in terms of a particular social characteristic without involving ranking Signup and view all the answers

Which group consists of the elite or wealthy families who value heritage most over wealth?

The upper class Signup and view all the answers

What term refers to the positions that come about through social stratification?

Statuses Signup and view all the answers

Which type of status is based on sex, family background, and ethnicity?

Ascribed status Signup and view all the answers

What does prestige refer to in the context of status evaluation?

Evaluation of status Signup and view all the answers

In an open class system, what are individuals free to do?

Change their social class Signup and view all the answers

What is horizontal mobility in the context of social mobility?

Movement within a social class level Signup and view all the answers

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