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What is the primary difference between vertical and horizontal mobility?
What is the primary difference between vertical and horizontal mobility?
- The level of social interaction involved
- The rate of change in social status
- The significance of the change in social position
- The direction of movement within the social hierarchy (correct)
Which type of social mobility involves a change in social status that is higher or lower?
Which type of social mobility involves a change in social status that is higher or lower?
- Social stratification
- Vertical mobility (correct)
- Horizontal mobility
- Socialization
What is the main characteristic of a closed system of social stratification?
What is the main characteristic of a closed system of social stratification?
- Low social mobility (correct)
- Merit-based social status
- Equal distribution of wealth
- High social mobility
What determines social status in a closed system?
What determines social status in a closed system?
What is an example of a closed system of social stratification?
What is an example of a closed system of social stratification?
In which type of social stratification system is social mobility high?
In which type of social stratification system is social mobility high?
What is the primary factor that affects social status in an open system?
What is the primary factor that affects social status in an open system?
What is the main difference between open and closed systems of social stratification?
What is the main difference between open and closed systems of social stratification?
What is the result of upward mobility in a society?
What is the result of upward mobility in a society?
What is the term for the change in position within the social hierarchy?
What is the term for the change in position within the social hierarchy?
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