Social Inequality Unit 3 Objectives

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What term describes the differences in opportunities and resources that individuals have?

Welfare state impact

Wealth distribution

Social stratification

Life chances (correct)

What is the term for the social system in which individuals and groups are ranked in a hierarchy?

Achieved status

Equal opportunities legislation

Gender discrimination

Social stratification (correct)

What is the term for the status that a person acquires based on personal accomplishments and merit?

Ascribed status

Class stratification

Achieved status (correct)

Gender inequality

What refers to prejudice and discrimination based on a person's gender?

Gender discrimination Signup and view all the answers

What measures are introduced by the government to reduce inequality?

Equal opportunities legislation Signup and view all the answers

What describes the unequal distribution of wealth and income in different societies?

Class stratification Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe the ranking or grading of individuals and groups in a hierarchy that gives some an advantage over others?

Social stratification Signup and view all the answers

In what ways does social stratification occur?

Through social class, age, ethnicity, and gender Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe the division of functions and labor to achieve greater efficiency in human groups?

Social differentiation Signup and view all the answers

What does social differentiation refer to?

Differences in roles and statuses without superiority or inferiority Signup and view all the answers

When does social differentiation become social stratification?

When some individuals are seen to be superior or have greater power than others Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe the different layers of rocks deposited one on top of the other?

Geological stratification Signup and view all the answers

In what ways are societies differentiated as they develop?

Through division of labor and additional tasks that need to be done Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe the socially constructed decision about who should do what in groups and societies?

Social construction Signup and view all the answers

"Societies become more differentiated as they develop because there are more tasks that need to be done and therefore more statuses and roles." This statement supports the concept of:

"Social differentiation" Signup and view all the answers

What is a minority group based on?

Ethnicity, age, disability, and other factors Signup and view all the answers

In which stratification system are individuals treated as the legal property of another group?

Slavery Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of the caste stratification system?

Inheritance of status at birth and inability to change it Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used to describe societies that use technology for mass production?

Industrial societies Signup and view all the answers

In what type of society were many early societies stratified into citizens and slaves?

Traditional societies Signup and view all the answers

What type of societies use technology for mass production?

Industrial societies Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe a society in which mobility between different levels of stratification is not possible?

Closed society Signup and view all the answers

Which system of social stratification was slightly more open than the caste system?

Estate system Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe the unequal distribution of wealth and income in different societies?

Social stratification Signup and view all the answers

In traditional societies, which type of statuses are common and can largely determine people's life chances at birth?

Ascribed statuses Signup and view all the answers

What term describes the division of functions and labor to achieve greater efficiency in human groups?

Division of labor Signup and view all the answers

What refers to prejudice and discrimination based on a person's gender?

Gender stratification Signup and view all the answers

In what ways does social stratification occur?

Through gender, ethnicity, and social class Signup and view all the answers

When does social differentiation become social stratification?

When there is a ranking or grading of individuals and groups in a hierarchy Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe the socially constructed decision about who should do what in groups and societies?

Division of labor Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe the status that a person acquires based on personal accomplishments and merit?

Achieved status Signup and view all the answers

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What term describes the differences in opportunities and resources that individuals have?

What is the term for the social system in which individuals and groups are ranked in a hierarchy?

What is the term for the status that a person acquires based on personal accomplishments and merit?

What refers to prejudice and discrimination based on a person's gender?

What measures are introduced by the government to reduce inequality?

What describes the unequal distribution of wealth and income in different societies?

What term is used to describe the ranking or grading of individuals and groups in a hierarchy that gives some an advantage over others?

In what ways does social stratification occur?

What term is used to describe the division of functions and labor to achieve greater efficiency in human groups?

What does social differentiation refer to?

When does social differentiation become social stratification?

What term is used to describe the different layers of rocks deposited one on top of the other?

In what ways are societies differentiated as they develop?

What term is used to describe the socially constructed decision about who should do what in groups and societies?

"Societies become more differentiated as they develop because there are more tasks that need to be done and therefore more statuses and roles." This statement supports the concept of:

What is a minority group based on?

In which stratification system are individuals treated as the legal property of another group?

What is a characteristic of the caste stratification system?

Which term is used to describe societies that use technology for mass production?

In what type of society were many early societies stratified into citizens and slaves?

What type of societies use technology for mass production?

What term is used to describe a society in which mobility between different levels of stratification is not possible?

Which system of social stratification was slightly more open than the caste system?

What term is used to describe the unequal distribution of wealth and income in different societies?

In traditional societies, which type of statuses are common and can largely determine people's life chances at birth?

What term describes the division of functions and labor to achieve greater efficiency in human groups?

What refers to prejudice and discrimination based on a person's gender?

In what ways does social stratification occur?

When does social differentiation become social stratification?

What term is used to describe the socially constructed decision about who should do what in groups and societies?

What term is used to describe the status that a person acquires based on personal accomplishments and merit?

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