Ch.8 - Social Stratification Review

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a hierarchical arrangement of people within a society

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Social stratification

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Encompasses all a person's material assets, including income, land, and other types of property

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wealth

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It is the capacity to influence or control behaviour of persons and institutions whether by persuasion or coercion

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power

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According to him, a person's status or position within a stratified social system is determined by their relative power, prestige, and wealth. Who is he?

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Max Weber

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Positions in society are ranked in order of importance

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Functionalist theory

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Which of the following best describes social stratification? Options: The belief that one's own hard work will dictate one's mobility, The system in which society categorizes people and ranks them in a hierarchy, The ability to move up or down in a society, The inability to move up or down in a society, fixed position based on ascribed status

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The system in which society categorizes people and ranks them in a hierarchy

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Which general American belief reflects the fact that society's cultural beliefs tell us how to categorize people and also define inequalities as being normal or even fair? Options: Doctor's deserve higher status and wealth because of their education, Most poor people are in poverty because they do not want to work, American society provides plenty of opportunity for everyone to become successful if people work hard enough, All of the above

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All of the above

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Which is NOT an example of a closed system, in which there is little to no opportunity for social mobility? Options: The estate system in Feudal Europe, The caste system in India, Apartheid in South Africa

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America's Meritocracy

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In theory, the Meritocracy is supposed to be open and place hierarchy solely on a person's merits.

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Meritocracy is a system based on a person's ascribed statuses.

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False

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What is Meritocracy?

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A system where social mobility is based on a personal merit.