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s100 Final Exam – Indiana University –
Complete Questions with Correct
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social class - (ANSWER)large group of people who rank close to one another in
property, power, and prestige
3 components of social class - (ANSWER)property, power and prestige
wealth - (ANSWER)total value of everything owned
income - (ANSWER)money received
property - (ANSWER)material posessions
wealth + income = - (ANSWER)property
power - (ANSWER)ability to carry out your own will even over others' resistance
power elite - (ANSWER)top people in U.S. corporations/military/politics
prestige - (ANSWER)respect or regard
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How do you measure social class? - (ANSWER)education level, socioeconomic
status, income, wealth
What is the One Drop Rule? - (ANSWER)one ancestor of African American means
you are POC
Prejudice - (ANSWER)an attitude or prejudging, usually in a negative way
Discrimination - (ANSWER)an act of unfair treatment directed against an
individual or group (consequence of prejudice)
Racism - (ANSWER)prejudice and discrimination on the basis of race
Assimilation - (ANSWER)the process of being absorbed into the mainstream
culture
Sociological Perspective on Prejudice & Discrimination: Functionalism -
(ANSWER)social environment can generate positive or negative feelings about
people; creates in-group solidarity
Sociological Perspective on Prejudice & Discrimination: Conflict Theory -
(ANSWER)divisions among workers deflects hostility away from the power elite
towards other groups: people learn to trust each other & people compete instead
of unite
s100 Final Exam – Indiana University –
Complete Questions with Correct
Answers
social class - (ANSWER)large group of people who rank close to one another in
property, power, and prestige
3 components of social class - (ANSWER)property, power and prestige
wealth - (ANSWER)total value of everything owned
income - (ANSWER)money received
property - (ANSWER)material posessions
wealth + income = - (ANSWER)property
power - (ANSWER)ability to carry out your own will even over others' resistance
power elite - (ANSWER)top people in U.S. corporations/military/politics
prestige - (ANSWER)respect or regard
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How do you measure social class? - (ANSWER)education level, socioeconomic
status, income, wealth
What is the One Drop Rule? - (ANSWER)one ancestor of African American means
you are POC
Prejudice - (ANSWER)an attitude or prejudging, usually in a negative way
Discrimination - (ANSWER)an act of unfair treatment directed against an
individual or group (consequence of prejudice)
Racism - (ANSWER)prejudice and discrimination on the basis of race
Assimilation - (ANSWER)the process of being absorbed into the mainstream
culture
Sociological Perspective on Prejudice & Discrimination: Functionalism -
(ANSWER)social environment can generate positive or negative feelings about
people; creates in-group solidarity
Sociological Perspective on Prejudice & Discrimination: Conflict Theory -
(ANSWER)divisions among workers deflects hostility away from the power elite
towards other groups: people learn to trust each other & people compete instead
of unite
