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sociology

week 6 quiz

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_____ is a system in which people are born into a social standing that they will retain their entire lives. Caste system
A class system is the social standing based on social factors and individual accomplishments. True
_____ are the typical behaviors, customs, and norms that define each class (also called class markers). Class traits
_____, is a thesis that argues some social stratification is a social necessity. Davis-Moore thesis
Global stratification is a comparison of the wealth, economic stability, status, and power of countries as a whole. True
________ is a difference in social class between different members of the same generation. Intergenerational mobility
Intergenerational mobility is a difference in social class between different generations of a family. True
_____ is a socioeconomic system that divides society’s members into categories ranking from high to low, based on things like wealth, power, and prestige. Social stratification
Standard of living is the level of wealth available to acquire material goods and comforts to maintain a particular socioeconomic lifestyle. True
_____ a law stating that all property passes to the firstborn son. Primogeniture
Structural mobility is a societal change that enables a whole group of people to move up or down the class ladder. True
_____ the consistency, or lack thereof, of an individual’s rank across social categories like income, education, and occupation. Status consistency
Wealth is equivalent to all of the value of money and assets a person's family and friends have from, for example, work. True
Income is the money a person earns from work or investments. True
________ unions of spouses from different social categories. Exogamous unions
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