Quiz 1

Question 1

Patterns of unequal access to social resources are commonly called

Answer 1

Social Inequality

Question 2

describes the way in which different groups of people are placed within society.

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Social Stratification

Question 3

The status of people is often determined by how society is

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Stratified

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which were assigned or given by the society or chances.

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Ascribed status

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Status earned by the individual

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Achieved status

Question 6

A system in which social mobility is based on personal __ and individual talents

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Meritocracy

Question 7

In Egyptian stratification who has the highest power?

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Phareoh (Ruler, King)

Question 8

In Indian stratification who has the highest power?

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Brahmins (Priests, academics)

Question 9

Indian rulers, administrators, warriors

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Kshatriyas

Question 10

Indian artisans, tradesmen, farmers, merchant

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Vaishyas

Question 11

Indian manual laborers

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Shudras

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Indian the untouchables, street cleaner

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Dalits

Question 13

People are born with certain characteristics, called

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Ascribed traits

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What are wealth, power and prestige

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Social desirables

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Ethnicity, Gender, Height

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Acribed traits

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a trait people earn based on their choices or efforts.

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Achieved traits

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One can have the ability to be in control of one’s life to achieve social desirables like wealth, power and prestige.

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Achieved traits

Question 18

refers to the presence, absences or scarcity of __ the resources.

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Availability

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On the other hand, __ refers to the actual ways and means of __ resources.

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Accessibility

Question 20

reflects persons’ worth and their access to social, political, and symbolic capital

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Social standing

Question 21

Social standing is also known as

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Class status

Question 22

__ looked at it in terms of wealth produced in relation to the ownership of the means of the production.

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Karl Marx

Question 23

__ thought if you are the owner of the company, you get most of the profits gained by your company’s operation compared to that of your employees.

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Karl Marx

Question 24

What did Max Weber differentiate in social class?

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Wealth, power and prestige

Question 25

__ thought a college professor may less power and less wealth, but he/she enjoys a lot of prestige. A government employee may have less wealth and less prestige, but he/she may have more power.

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Max Weber

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Social resources based on what you own and how much money you earn

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Material assets and income

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A form of capital that is based on educational qualifications and status;

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Cultural capital

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in the form of networks of contacts and social associations or specifically social knowledge and connections that enable people to accomplish their goals and extend their influence.

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Social capital

Question 29

is the ability of someone to go up the social ladder to break loose from the confines of the conditions of their birth.

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Social mobility

Question 30

It is the movement of individuals, families, households, or other categories of people within or between layers or tiers in an open system of social stratification.

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Social mobility

Question 31

there are societies and social conditions where it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, for an individual to break loose of the confines of one’s social class. This occurs in closed societies where there is a

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Caste system

Question 32

happens when people end up in a different layer of stratification from that of their parents.

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Absolute social mobility

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refers to the differences in probability of attaining a certain outcome, regardless of overall structural changes.

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Relative social mobility

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is a type of forced mobility that results from a change in the distribution of all or many 0f the statuses within a society.

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Structural mobility

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refers to the ability of a collective to act together to pursue a common goal.

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Social capital

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refers to trust, goodwill, and influence possessed by a political actor, such as politician, to mobilize support toward a preferred policy outcome.

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Political capital

Question 37

refers to the resources that one possesses which is a function of honor, prestige or recognition, or any other trait that one values within a culture.

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Symbolic capital

Question 38

Inequality does not exist only in societies and states, but also among states.

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Global inequality

Question 39

There are states that are wealthier and more powerful than other states, and the former end up being more influential in the global community.

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Global inequality