MC Social Stratification + Race and Ethnicity

Social Stratification is...

• not variable.

• ranks categories of people in a hierarchy.

• continues from one generation to the next.

• only involves inequality.

• a trait of society.

A change in position within the social hierarchy is...

A cast system is an open system.

• Yes

• No

• It depends

Is meritocracy based on personal merit?

• Yes

• No

• It depends

• I have no idea

What do you understand about a class system?

The idea that the rich are smart and the poor are lazy is...

• misleading
• meritocracy

• ideology

• accurate

What is socioeconomic status?

• the position of an individual or group.

• determined by a combination of social and economic factors.

• is solely based on a person's education.

• is based only on ethnic background.

• how well you can share money with friends.

How would you explain Conspicuous Consumption?

The Great Equalizer

Income Segregation would be considered a product of Redlining.

• true

• false