Social Stratification Ch. 8

Global stratification refers to unequal distribution of wealth, power, and resources among countries.

• True
• False

Which of the following describes poverty rates for African Americans and Latinos?

• Lower than whites
• Equal to whites
• Slightly higher than whites
• Higher than whites

Which of the following is least likely to be in poverty in the United States?

• A thirty year old white male
• African American mother of two
• A 14 year old Latino boy
• A mentally ill 45 year old white male

Finish the Sentence -Social mobility is the ability to move between social ______

• Sentences
• Castes
• Classes
• Casements

What is Social Stratification?

• The division of society into categories, ranks, or classes.

• The unequal sharing of scarce resources and social rewards

• A social structure in which classes are determined by ascribed status.

• A social structure in which classes are determined by achieved status.

The unequal sharing of scarce resources and social rewards is known as...

• Social Inequality

• Social Stratification

• Exogamy

• Bourgeoisie

According to Marx's Conflict Theory, the Bourgeoisie are...

• owners of the means of production in a capitalist society

• workers who sell their labor in exchange for wages

• "untouchables", the lowest class in the caste system

• politicians who create and maintain social order

Workers who sell their labor in exchange for wages are known as...

• the Proletariat

• the Bourgeoisie

• Exogamy

• Artisans

A Social Class is...

• a grouping of people with similar levels of wealth, power, and prestige

• a social structure in which classes are determined by ascribed status.

• social structures in which classes are determined by achieved status.

• division of society into categories, ranks, or classes

The ability to control the behavior of others, with or without their consent is...

• Power

• Prestige

• Wealth

• incorruptible