Sociology chapter 9 and 10
What factor makes caste systems closed?
People cannot change their social standings.
Which graphic concept best illustrates the concept of social stratification?
Pyramid
Structural mobility occurs when:
a large group moves up or down the class ladder due to societal changes
Which of these systems allows for the most social mobility?
class
The behaviors, customs, and norms associated with a class are known as:
class traits
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
Conflict theorists view capitalists as those who:
get rich while workers stay poor
In the United States, most people define themselves as:
middle class
Occupational prestige means that jobs are:
not equally valued
Social stratification is a system that:
ranks society members into categories
The basic premise of the Davis-Moore thesis is that the unequal distribution of rewards in social stratification:
serves a purpose in society
The GNI PPP figure represents:
the average annual income of a country's citizens
Which statement illustrates low status consistency?
A college dropout launches an online company that earns millions in its first year
What factor makes class systems open?
They allow for movement between the classes.
Which person best illustrates opportunities for upward social mobility in the United States?
First-generation college student
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.
Which of the following scenarios is an example of intergenerational mobility?
An executive belongs to a different class than her parents.
