Understanding Social Stratification Quiz
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What do sociologists use the term 'social stratification' to describe?

  • The system of political hierarchy
  • The system of economic fluctuation
  • The system of social standing (correct)
  • The system of cultural assimilation

    • How do sociologists define social stratification?

  • As eradication of social categories based on access to resources
  • As equal distribution of resources among social categories
  • As random allocation of resources to all individuals
  • As institutionalized inequality based on access to scarce resources (correct)

    • What does 'institutionalized inequality' refer to in the context of social stratification?

  • Unequal distribution of resources based on social categories (correct)
  • Random allocation of resources to different social categories
  • Equal opportunities for all individuals
  • Complete absence of hierarchy in society

    • According to Brinkerhoff & White (1988), what is social stratification?

    <p>An institutionalized pattern of inequality in resource access</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of the structural-functionalists, conflict theorists, and symbolic-interactionists regarding social stratification?

    <p>Claims and explanations related to social stratification</p> Signup and view all the answers

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