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What are the three bases of social standing according to Max Weber?
What are the three bases of social standing according to Max Weber?
- Kindness, honesty, and courage
- Health, knowledge, and happiness
- Fame, beauty, and intelligence
- Wealth, power, and prestige (correct)
What is meant by horizontal mobility?
What is meant by horizontal mobility?
- Exercising material authority over others
- Moving to a higher position in society
- Achieving widespread admiration for achievements
- Changing occupation without affecting social standing (correct)
What does upward mobility refer to?
What does upward mobility refer to?
- Staying in the same occupational status
- Experiencing a decline in societal position
- Achieving political or social control
- Moving from one social class to another (correct)
According to Karl Marx, what is the basis of class related to economic status?
According to Karl Marx, what is the basis of class related to economic status?
What is prestige based on according to Max Weber?
What is prestige based on according to Max Weber?