Social Stratification and Inequality

Ageism is the discrimination, prejudice, or stereotypes used to refer to old people.

• True

• False

In some instances, a society’s minority groups can outnumber the dominant group.

• True

• False

The unequal sharing of resources and social rewards:

• social immobility

• exogamy

• social inequality

• social prejudice

Which of the following descriptions would best describe a caste system?

• open, endogamy, ascribed status, little social mobility

• closed, achieved status, horizontal mobility

• open, exogamy, vertical mobility, ascribed status

• closed, endogamy, ascribed status, little social mobility

Which of the following is the best example of vertical social mobility?

• A student skips a grade level because they are extremely intelligent.

• A janitor takes night classes to study law so that he can become a lawyer.

• A person changes their job but makes about the same amount of money.

• A woman gains the right to vote with the passage of the 19th amendment

An oversimplified, exaggerated, or unfavorable generalization/statement about a group of people.

• Prejudice

• Discrimination

• Stereotype

• Rumor

How is America stratified?

• Castes

• Classes

• Race

• Ethnicity

Which of the following is an example of discrimination?

• the statement that “all young people are spoiled”

• A man believes that all women are weak and generally less intelligent than men.

• An Asian American is denied entry into a restaurant based on their race.

• A 75 year old man spends his free time playing chess

When an individual moves from one job to another of equal social ranking and pay, he or she experiences

• caste mobility

• horizontal mobility

• vertical mobility

• diagonal mobility

Religion, customs, values, language, and country of origin can all determine a person’s

• ethnicity

• race

• social class

• caste