ASSESSMENT ON STRATIFICATION

1. Which of the following defines social stratification?

• A. Social isolation of people from each other

• B. System in which everyone is equal but perform very different tasks

• C. System by which a person's place in society is defined by birth

• D. None of these

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

• A. Each layer has many layers of social stratification

• B. Each layer of social stratification constitutes a social class

• C. The terms social stratification and social class mean the same thing

• D. Social  stratification  exists  in  caste  systems,  whereas  social  classes  only exist in noncaste systems

3. What is the key distinction between a caste system and a class system?

• A. a marriage within a specific group  

• B. occupational prestige      

• C. educational opportunity 

• D. social mobility

4. The most distinguishing characteristic of a caste system (where class is based on birth) is that  _______

• A. People can only move intergenerationally

• B. People can move vertically, but not horizontally

• C. Social status is inherited and cannot be changed

• D. Social status can be changed by education and hard work

5. What is Social Stratification?

• A. The division of society into categories, ranks, or classes.

• B. The unequal sharing of scarce resources and social rewards

• C. A social structure in which classes are determined by ascribed status.

• D. A social structure in which classes are determined by achieved status.

6. Social  stratification  the  process  where  a  society  determines  a  person'sworth based  on  their  income  and  wealth,  as  well  as  other  characteristics  like gender,class and age, and distributes social rewards accordingly.

• TRUE

• FALSE

7. Social stratification is only found in industrialized socieities.

• TRUE

• FALSE

8. A class system is more closed than a caste system.

• TRUE

• FALSE

9. Caste systems are characterized by a low level of equality.

• TRUE

• FALSE

10. The caste system is a more open straification system than a class system.

• TRUE

• FALSE