Social Stratification Quiz

What is social stratification?

• A system of categorizing people based on their social media usage

• A system of categorizing people based on their wealth, income, education, and power

• A system of categorizing people based on their physical appearance

• A system of categorizing people based on their musical preferences

What are the two types of systems of stratification?

• Closed and open systems

• Rich and poor systems

• Educated and uneducated systems

• Old and new systems

What is social mobility?

• The ability of individuals to change positions within a social stratification system

• The ability of individuals to change their physical appearance

• The ability of individuals to change their musical preferences

• The ability of individuals to change their social media usage

What is intragenerational mobility?

• Changes in a person's social mobility over the course of their lifetime

• Changes in a person's social mobility between generations

• Changes in a person's social mobility within a single generation

• Changes in a person's social mobility due to government policies

What is structural mobility?

• Changes in a person's social mobility over the course of their lifetime

• Changes in a person's social mobility between generations

• Changes in a person's social mobility within a single generation

• Changes in a whole group of people's social mobility due to societal changes

What is absolute poverty?

• An economic condition in which a family or individual cannot afford basic necessities

• An economic condition in which a family or individual has excessive wealth

• An economic condition in which a family or individual has average income

• An economic condition in which a family or individual has no income

What is relative poverty?

• An economic condition in which a family or individual cannot afford basic necessities

• An economic condition in which a family or individual has excessive wealth

• An economic condition in which a family or individual has average income

• An economic condition in which a family or individual has 50% income less than the average median income

What does global stratification compare?

• The wealth, status, power, and economic stability of countries across the world

• The wealth, status, power, and economic stability of individuals within a country

• The wealth, status, power, and economic stability of different social classes within a country

• The wealth, status, power, and economic stability of different ethnic groups within a country

What is the Davis-Moore thesis?

• The theory that social stratification represents the inherently unequal value of different work

• The theory that social stratification is based on physical appearance

• The theory that social stratification is based on musical preferences

• The theory that social stratification is based on social media usage

What do conflict theorists believe about social stratification?

• It benefits all of society

• It benefits only some people

• It has no impact on society

• It leads to equality