Sociology Chapter 7 Social Class Quiz

The unequal distribution of wealth, power, or prestige among members of a society.

The most extreme form of social stratification, based on the legal ownership of people.

<p>A form of social stratification in which status is determined by one's family history and background and cannot be changed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The system of segregation of racial and ethnic groups that was legal in South Africa between 1948 and 1991.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A system of stratification based on access to resources such as wealth, property, power, and prestige.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A measure of an individual's place within a social class system; often used interchangeably with 'class'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A concept that identifies how different categories of inequality (race, class, gender, etc.) intersect to shape the lives of individuals and groups.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An elite and largely self-sustaining group who possess most of the country's wealth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mostly highly-educated professionals and managers with considerable financial stability.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Primarily composed of 'white collar' workers with a broad range of education and incomes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mostly 'blue collar' or service industry workers who are less likely to have a college degree.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Skilled and semi-skilled workers who perform manual labor or work in service or clerical jobs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Poorly educated manual and service workers who may work full-time but remain near or below the poverty line.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The poorest group includes the homeless and chronically unemployed who may depend on public or private assistance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A situation in which an individual has differing levels of status in terms of wealth, power, prestige, or other elements of socioeconomic status.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A system of social stratification based on a hereditary nobility served by lower stratum of forced laborers called serfs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A measure of net worth that includes income, property, and other assets.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The social honor people are given because of their membership in well-regarded social groups.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The tendency of social classes to remain relatively stable as class status is passed down from one generation to the next.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The tastes, habits, expectations, skills, knowledge, and other cultural assets that help us gain advantages in society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Awareness of one's own social status and that of others.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The movement of individuals or groups within the hierarchical system of social classes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A social system with very little opportunity to move from one class to another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A social system with ample opportunities to move from one class to another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Movement between social classes that occurs from one generation to the next.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The movement between social classes that occurs during the course of an individual's lifetime.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The movement of individuals or groups within a particular social class, most often a result of changing occupations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The movement between different class statuses, often called either upward mobility or downward mobility.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Changes in the social status of large numbers of people as a result of structural changes in society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A relative measure of poverty based on the standard of living in a particular society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An objective measure of poverty defined by the inability to meet minimal standards for food, shelter, clothing, or health care.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Choosing romantic partners who are similar to us in terms of class, race, education, religion, and other social group membership.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Choosing romantic partners who are dissimilar to us in terms of class, race, education, religion, and other social group membership.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Marrying 'up' in the social class hierarchy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Marrying 'down' in the social class hierarchy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The unequal access to computer and internet technology, both globally and within the United States.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Entrenched attitudes that can develop among poor communities and lead the poor to accept their fate rather than attempt to improve their lot.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Argues that people have a deep need to see the world as orderly, predictable, and fair, creating a tendency to view victims of social injustice as deserving of their fates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The geographical separation of the poor from the rest of an area's population.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The removal of the rights of citizenship through economic, political, or legal means.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A system in which rewards are distributed based on merit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A loosely knit movement that opposes consumerism and encourages people to work less, earn less, and spend less, in accordance with non-materialistic values.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Social classes are highly stratified and continue to grow further apart.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wealth, power, and prestige are interrelated, but one can also be converted into another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stratification is necessary for society to function.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Social class is passed down from one generation to the next through cultural capital.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>We judge people's social class constantly during everyday interactions.</p> Signup and view all the answers