SOC 200 Exam 2

In capitalist societies, social class ranks individuals based on which of the following factors?

Prestige, power, wealth, and property

Ksatriya

Rulers/warriors

Brahman

Scholars/priests

Sudra

farmers/artisans/laborers

Vaisya

merchants/traders

division of society into groups arranged in a social hierarchy

social stratification

Social class where people who live in poverty conditions and typically earn $15,000 or less per year

underclass

In 2019, about how many Americans lived below the poverty line?

35 million (about 10.5% of population)

Hindu Caste System (top to bottom)

Brahman, Kshatriya/Chhetri, Vaisya, Sudra, Dalit

Groups that face lower levels of food/housing insecurity

Heterosexuals, men, and university students

Groups that face higher levels of food/housing insecurity

LGBTQ, women, and community college students

Major poverty policies enacted in the United States in chronological order

Social Security, Medicaid, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act

The unequal distribution of wealth, power, or prestige among members of a society

Social inequality

Dalit

Social outcasts/untouchables