Sociology Chapter 7: Stratification

Statuses that are the results of individual efforts and accomplishments.

Statuses that are based on social valuations of factors beyond individuals' control, such as race, gender, or age.

A closed system of social inequality in which status is determined at birth.

<p>The relatively stable division of society into groups with sharply unequal resources and life chances.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A social class system in which it is difficult or impossible to move up the social hierarchy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The social class consisting of people who have a great deal of bureaucratic authority in major corporations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>What people earn during a particular time period, either from employment or investments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The social class that includes people who do not own property and frequently have no job.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The social class that comprises people who own relatively little property but have high to middle income.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A system in which there are few obstacles to social mobility and rank is tied to individual achievement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Social esteem, respect, or approval awarded to people for admirable attributes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>People who occupy the same layer of a system of social stratification.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The movement of people from one social position to another, either upward or downward.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The division of society into layers of people with unequal amounts of a given resource.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Changes in the number and kinds of occupations available in a society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Families who own large amounts of property and derive authority from it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>What people own and can draw on in times of need.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>People who own little or no property and sell their labor for a living.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The opportunity to realize long life and happiness in a social system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An ascribed status that enables better social position and life chances.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The movement of people from one social position to another without significant change in status.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ability to get others to do what you want even when they do not want to.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wealth, Income, Power, Prestige.</p> Signup and view all the answers