quiz Flashcards
conspicuous consumption
the act of buying and using products to make a statement about social standing
Davis Moore thesis
a thesis that argues some social stratification is a social necessity
endogamous unions
unions of spouses from same social category
exogamous unions
unions of spouses from different social categories
intergenerational mobility
a difference in social class between different generations of a family
intragenerational mobility
a difference in social class between different members of the same generation
social stratification
a socioeconomic system that divides society’s members into categories ranking from high to low, based on things like wealth, power, and prestige
What factor makes caste systems closed?
people cannot change their social standings
What factor makes caste systems open?
they allow for movement between the classes
which of these systems allows for most social mobility?
class
Which person best illustrates opportunities for upward social mobility in the United States?
First generation college student
Which statement illustrates low status consistency?
a college dropout launches an online company that earns millions in its first year
Based on meritocracy, a physicians assistant would?
earn a pay raise for doing excellent work
In the US, most people define themselves as?
middle class
Structural mobility occurs when?
a large group moves up or down the class ladder due to societal changes
The behaviors customs, and norms associated with a class are known as?
class traits
which of the following scenarios is an example of intergenerational mobility?
an executive belongs to a different class than her parents
occuptational prestige means that jobs are
not equally valued
social stratification is a system that?
ranks society members into categories
which graphic concept best illustrates the concept of social stratification?
pyramid
the GNI PPP figure represents?
the average annual income of a country’s citizen
the basic premise of the Davis Moore thesis is that unequal distribution of rewards in social stratification
serves a purpose in society
Unlike davis moore, Melvin Tumin believed that because of social stratification some qualified people were ____ higher level job positions
denied the opportunity to obtain
Which statement represents stratification form the perspective of symbolic interactionism?
after work, Pat, a janitor, feels more comfortable eating in a truck stop than a french restaurant
When Karl Marx said workers experience alienation, he meant that workers?
do not feel connected to their work
Conflict theorists view capitalists as those who?
get rich while workers stay poor
Castes born out of Brahma?
Brahmins (thinkers/knowers), Ksatriya (doers), Vaisya (provide food for the belly), Sudra (do the work)
How do untouchables escape?
migration, religious conversion
Functionalism, Marxism, Symbolic Interactionism
davis-moore thesis, owners/nonowners and conflict, people’s appearance reflect their perceived class
why are the elite important?
often tells us a lot about how a country is structured
