Stratification & social mobility

A panhandler makes $15 to $20 per day on the streets. This is his

An individual’s salary and wages are referred to as

Which of the following did Max Weber suggest were analytically distinct components of stratification?

A system of enforced servitude in which people are legally owned by others is known as

Which term is used to refer to the reputation that a specific person has within an occupation?

Conflict sociologists argue that stratification will inevitably lead to instability and to social change.

Max Weber argued that the actions of individuals and groups can be understood solely in economic terms.

Karl Marx argued that social, economic, and political inequalities are dependent on

A woman who was born and raised in a poor family becomes a supervisor for the U.S. Postal Service. She has experienced

Max Weber referred to people’s opportunities to provide themselves with material goods and positive living conditions as

Max Weber defined __________ as the ability to exercise one’s will over others.

Karl Marx used the term “proletariat” to refer to

Which term is used by Karl Marx to refer to the capitalist class that owns the means of production?

In Max Weber’s view

Which sociological perspective argues that competition for scarce resources results in significant inequality?

In Karl Marx’s view of class conscious workers in revolt, who will guide the working class in its struggle?

An ascribed status is a social position

A class system employs a social ranking based primarily on

Which term is used to refer to hereditary systems of rank that are relatively fixed, immobile, and religiously dictated?

Stratification is universal in that all societies maintain some form of social inequality among members.

Max Weber uses the term “class” to refer to people who share a similar level of

In the class system of the U.S., which social class contains the smallest portion of the population?

Which of the following refers to the movement of individuals from one position of stratification system to another?

Which of the following statements about slavery is true?

In Karl Marx’s view, social relations during any period of history depend on who controls the

The most extreme form of legalized social inequality for individuals or groups is a caste system.

A condition in which members of a society have different amounts of wealth, prestige, or power is called

Men are more likely than women to withdraw from the workforce when their skills far exceed the jobs offered them.