GCSE Stratification - Introduction

___________________ describes the way society is structured in a hierarchy or layers that are unequally ranked one above another.

• social mobility

• social stratification

____________ is the the unfair situation in society when some people have more opportunities, money, etc. than others.

• social mobility

• inequality

  ___________________ are opportunities people have of enjoying the good things in life and avoiding the unpleasant things.

• stratification

• life chances

• inequality

• social mobility

_______________ would want to see much greater equality in society.

• Marxists

• Functionalists

A _____________ society is where hard work and ability should allow those who deserve it to achieve.

• communist

• meritocratic

In __________ most sociologists see our society as split into layers of social class.

• the UK

• South Africa

 South Africa had a system called apartheid - this layered society by ______________.

• patriarchy

• ethnicity

The caste system was common in ___________ and was based on Hindu beliefs about fate in life.

• China

• India

A _________ system means there is no chance that you could work your way up the system.

• closed

• open

An __________ system means anyone has a better chance of working their way to the top.

• closed

• open