Sociology Ch.9

Which of these systems allows for the most social mobility?

Class

Which person best illustrates opportunities for upward social mobility in the United States?

First-generation college student

Occupational prestige means that jobs are:

not equally valued

A socioeconomic system that divides that divides society's members into categories ranking from high to low, based on things like wealth, power, and prestige is referred to as:

Social Stratification

What factor makes class systems open?

They allow the movement between classes

Unlike Davis and Moore, Melvin Tumin believed that, because of social stratification, some qualified people were _______ higher-level job positions.

denied the opportunity to obtain

When Karl Marx said workers experience alienation, he meant that workers:

do not feel connected to their work

Based on meritocracy, a physician's assistant would:

earn a pay raise for doing excellent work

Which graphic concept best illustrates the concept of social stratification?

pyramid

Social stratification is a system that:

ranks society members into categories

The GNI PPP figure represents:

the average annual income of a country's citizens

Which statement illustrates low statue consistency?

A college dropout launches an online company that earns millions in its first year.

Which of the following scenarios is an example of intragenerational mobility?

An executive belongs to a different class than her parents.

What factor makes caste systems closed?

People cannot change their social standings

Structural mobility occurs when:

a large group moves up or down the class ladder due to societal changes

The behaviors, customs, and norms associated with a class are known as:

class traits

Conflict theorists view capitalists as those who:

get rich while workers stay poor

In the United States, most people define themselves as:

middle class

The basic premise of the Davis-Moore thesis is that the unequal distribution of rewards in social stratification:

serves a purpose in society

Which statement represents stratification from the perspective of symbolic interactionism?

After work, Pat, a janitor, feels more comfortable eating in a truck stop than a French restaurant.