Unit 6 Sociology

A factory worker’s son earns his way through college and eventually becomes a sociology professor. This is an example of ___________?

• Social Mobility
• Horizontal Mobility
• Caste Sytems
• Roles

People who live in ______ do not earn even enough money to pay for their food and a safe place to live.

• relative poverty

• absolute poverty

• social caste systems
• aristocracies

Inequality exists because some people are more willing to exploit others is an example of

• Conflict theory of Social Stratification

• Functionalism theory of social stratification

• Symbolic Interactionalism theory of social stratification

• None of the above

Inequality exists because some jobs are more important than others and require more talent and training

• Conflict theory of Social Stratification

• Functionalism theory of social stratification

• Symbolic Interactionalism theory of social stratification

• None of the above

Which of the following best describes how social class is related to social stratification?

• Each social class has many layers of social stratification
• Each layer of social stratification constitutes a social class
• The terms social stratification and social class mean the same thing
• Social stratification exists in caste systems, whereas social classes exist only in noncaste systems

Segment of a population whose members hold similar amounts of scarce resources and share values, norms, and an identifiable lifestyle

• Social Mobility
• Social Class
• Class Consciousness
• Prestige

Alexis moves from a job as a high school history teacher to a job as a high school PE teacher. This is an example of

• Social mobility

• Horizontal Mobility

• Vertical Mobility

• Social Status

Which of the following is an example of horizontal mobility?

• Computer programmer to Web Page designer

• Student to Doctor

• Teacher to Principal

• Stay at home mom to going back to work

Measure of poverty that is unique to each society

• Absolute poverty
• Economic deprivation
• Relative poverty
• Social exclusion

Closed Systems

• Have very rigid social mobility

• More social mobility both upward and downward

• Based on ascribed status

• Based on achieved status