Social Stratification

The ranking of people and the rewards they receive based on objective criteria, often including wealth, power, and prestige.

• social stratification

• social inequality

• ascribed status

• achieved status

unequal sharing of scarce resources and social rewards

• social stratification

• social inequality

• poverty

What is the caste system?

• social stratification

• the ability to move between social classes

• a person's status is based on the status of their parents

• distribution of resources is based on achieved status

What is the class system?

• Status of parents determines your status

• Your status is based on achievements

• a system of classifying people based on skin color

Which is NOT a dimension of social class?

• Wealth

• Power

• Prestige

• Accomplishments

People with low socioeconomic status are seen as...

• Rich

• Middle Class

• Poor/Working Class

What is social mobility?

• The movement between or within social classes or strata

• Your social class as determined by your parents

• The idea that anyone in America can achieve their dreams

Which is NOT an example of horizontal mobility?

• Lawyer moving to another law firm

• Teacher moving to another school

• Janitor moving to a position at a bank

• Doctor moving to another hospital

Which is NOT an example of vertical mobility?

• Moving from a secretary to a manager

• Teacher moving to a new school

• Switching from sous chef to head chef

• Janitor getting a job in an office

Intergenerational Mobility

• status differences between generations in the same family

• a person's social movement within their own lifespan