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What is vertical mobility?
A change in occupation without a change in social standing
What is the term for the evaluation of status based on prestige?
Achieved
What is the characteristic of a closed-class system?
People can do little or nothing to change their social standing
What is the term for the movement of a person from one social class to another?
Upward mobility
What is the method of relating people in terms of certain social characteristics and then classifying them into social categories?
Differentiation
What is the term for a system where individuals can change their social class?
Open-class system
Stratification is the relative social position of people within a social group, category, geographic region, or social unit.
False
Social desirable refers to changes of individuals, families, households, or other categories of people within or between social class in a society.
False
Ascribed statuses are earned by the individual.
False
Open class system means that individuals can change their social class in the society.
True
Caste and closed-class system allow people to change their social standing through individual efforts.
False
Upward mobility is the movement of a person between social class levels or another class.
True
Test your knowledge on sociology concepts by determining if the statements are TRUE or FALSE. Topics covered include social stratification, social desirability, vertical mobility, and status.
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