SOC 200 NOVA FINAL EXAM 2026/2027 – STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS,
EXAM REVIEW & TEST PREP
social stratification - correct answer ✔✔a socioeconomic system that divides society's members into
categories ranking from high to low, based on things like wealth, power, and prestige
social class - correct answer ✔✔a group that shares a common social status based on factors like wealth,
income, education, and occupation
social mobility - correct answer ✔✔the ability to change positions within a social stratification system
Downward mobility - correct answer ✔✔a lowering of one's social class
upward mobility - correct answer ✔✔an increase—or upward shift—in social class
inequality and beliefs - correct answer ✔✔Social inequality is characterized by the existence of unequal
opportunities and rewards for different social positions or statuses within a group or society
caste system - correct answer ✔✔a system in which people are born into a social standing that they will
retain their entire lives
class system - correct answer ✔✔social standing based on social factors and individual accomplishments
structural social mobility - correct answer ✔✔when societal changes enable a whole group of people to
move up or down the class ladder
ideology - correct answer ✔✔a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of
economic or political theory and policy.
socioeconomic status - correct answer ✔✔the social standing or class of an individual or group. It is
often measured as a combination of education, income and occupation
WASP - correct answer ✔✔White Anglo Saxon Protestant; a person descended from N European, usually
Protestant stock, forming a group often considered the most dominant, privileged, and influential in
American society.
INTERgenerational mobility - correct answer ✔✔a difference in social class between different
generations of a family
INTRAgenerational mobility - correct answer ✔✔a difference in social class between different members
of the same generation
feminization of poverty - correct answer ✔✔a pattern that occurs when women bear a disproportionate
percentage of the burden of poverty
EXAM REVIEW & TEST PREP
social stratification - correct answer ✔✔a socioeconomic system that divides society's members into
categories ranking from high to low, based on things like wealth, power, and prestige
social class - correct answer ✔✔a group that shares a common social status based on factors like wealth,
income, education, and occupation
social mobility - correct answer ✔✔the ability to change positions within a social stratification system
Downward mobility - correct answer ✔✔a lowering of one's social class
upward mobility - correct answer ✔✔an increase—or upward shift—in social class
inequality and beliefs - correct answer ✔✔Social inequality is characterized by the existence of unequal
opportunities and rewards for different social positions or statuses within a group or society
caste system - correct answer ✔✔a system in which people are born into a social standing that they will
retain their entire lives
class system - correct answer ✔✔social standing based on social factors and individual accomplishments
structural social mobility - correct answer ✔✔when societal changes enable a whole group of people to
move up or down the class ladder
ideology - correct answer ✔✔a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of
economic or political theory and policy.
socioeconomic status - correct answer ✔✔the social standing or class of an individual or group. It is
often measured as a combination of education, income and occupation
WASP - correct answer ✔✔White Anglo Saxon Protestant; a person descended from N European, usually
Protestant stock, forming a group often considered the most dominant, privileged, and influential in
American society.
INTERgenerational mobility - correct answer ✔✔a difference in social class between different
generations of a family
INTRAgenerational mobility - correct answer ✔✔a difference in social class between different members
of the same generation
feminization of poverty - correct answer ✔✔a pattern that occurs when women bear a disproportionate
percentage of the burden of poverty
