Social Stratification Review

Social stratification refers to:

• a large number of people with similar amounts of income and education.

• one’s social ranking.

• the degree to which people feel a part of social groups.

• the ranking of individuals into social strata or groups

The gap between the richest and poorest Americans has __________ over the last two decades.

• stayed the same.

• decreased

• increased

• completely disappeared

According to recent research, __________ are more likely to live in poverty than Americans in any other age group.

• the elderly

• 18-25 year-olds

• 30-40 year-olds

• children

In regards to poverty, Interactionists focus on:

•  how poverty is learned and the public’s perception of welfare and its recipients.

• how poverty is functional for society in many ways.

•  how poverty is an arena of political struggle.

• how poverty is a result of those in power exploiting those with little or no power

The movement between or within social classes or strata is called

• Social class

• Social mobility

• Ascribed status

• Horizontal mobility

Movement within a social class or strata is called a

• Horizontal mobility

• Vertical mobility

• Intergenerational mobility 

• Social class

Who runs the greatest risk of being poor?

• Children

• Senior citizens

• Hispanics

• African Americans

Changes in social mobility that occur over several generations are called

• intergenerational mobility

• vertical mobility

• horizontal mobility

• intragenerational mobility

Social stratification ranks people on all of the following except:

• income

• wealth

• hair color

• prestige

is the unequal sharing of scare resources and social rewards.

• wealth

• power

• social inequality

• vertical mobility