1. The hierarchical ranking of people who have different access to valued resources is referred to as
A) social networking.
B) the division of society.
C) dependency.
D) social stratification.
E) inequality.
2. In a/n _____ stratification system, a person has the ability to change social positions if s/he can achieve it.
A) rigid
B) open
C) closed
D) caste
E) slavery
3. In a/n _____ stratification system, a person’s ability to change social positions is limited and often based on gender or race.
A) rigid
B) open
C) closed
D) caste
E) slavery
4. A group of people who have similar social standing based on wealth, property, education, power, and/or prestige is called a/n ____.
A) social category.
B) social class.
C) social caste.
D) social group.
E) social aggregate.
5. The respect, recognition, or regard attached to a social position is called
A) power.
B) prestige.
C) esteem.
D) reverence.
E) clout.
6. A person’s socioeconomic status (SES) is determined by
A) income.
B) education.
C) occupation.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
7. According to C. Wright Mills, the _____ make/s all of the important decisions in society.
A) power house
B) power train
C) power elite
D) power dynamic
E) physically powerful
8. In this system of closed social stratification, a person’s status is determined at birth.
A) class
B) caste
C) slavery
D) open
E) achieved
9. _____ poverty is not having enough money to afford the most basic necessities of life (i.e., food, clothing, shelter).
A) Absolute
B) Relative
C) Subjective
D) Objective
E) Unqualified
10. _____ poverty is not having enough money to maintain an average standard of living.
A) Absolute
B) Relative
C) Subjective
D) Objective
E) Qualified