SOC 201- Final Exam QUESTIONS WITH WELL VERFIED
ANSWERS
social inequality - answer☑️✔️..condition in which members of society have different amounts
of power, wealth, or prestige
stratification - answer☑️✔️..structured ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuates
unequal economic rewards and power in a society
income - answer☑️✔️..wages + salaries
wealth - answer☑️✔️..encompasses all of a person's material assets
ascribed status - answer☑️✔️..social position "assigned" a person without regard for their
talents (race, gender, etc)
achieved status - answer☑️✔️..social position attained by a person largely through their own
efforts
class system - answer☑️✔️..people are ranked on the basis of their achievements (BASED ON
ECONOMIC POSITION)
social mobility - answer☑️✔️..movement from one social class to another
caste system - answer☑️✔️..people ranked according to ascribed statuses (hereditary;
prominant in rural not urbanized areas)
, estate system - answer☑️✔️..required peasants to work on land leased to them in exchange
for military protection and other serviced
Rossides 5 class model - answer☑️✔️..(US) 1. upper class 2. upper middle class 3. lower
middle class 4. working class 5. lower class
capitalism - answer☑️✔️..economic system in which the means of production are held largely
in private hands (incentive: ACCUMULATION OF PROFITS)
class consciousness - answer☑️✔️..subjective awareness of common vested interests and the
need for collective political action to bring about change
ex: "all workers are being exploited by the bourgeoisie"
false consciousness - answer☑️✔️..attitude held by members of the class that does not
accurately reflect workers objective position
ex: "I am being exploited by my boss"
Max Weber - answer☑️✔️..(sociological view) no single characteristic totally defines a persons
position within the stratification system (has MANY dimensions)
Veblen - answer☑️✔️..(Interactionist view) interested in importance of social class in shaping
persons lifestyle
functionalist view (strat) - answer☑️✔️..social inequality is necessary so people are motivated
to fill functionally important jobs
conflict view (strat) - answer☑️✔️..humans are prone to conflict over scarce resources like
wealth, status, and power; strat leads to instability and social change (causes social tension)
ANSWERS
social inequality - answer☑️✔️..condition in which members of society have different amounts
of power, wealth, or prestige
stratification - answer☑️✔️..structured ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuates
unequal economic rewards and power in a society
income - answer☑️✔️..wages + salaries
wealth - answer☑️✔️..encompasses all of a person's material assets
ascribed status - answer☑️✔️..social position "assigned" a person without regard for their
talents (race, gender, etc)
achieved status - answer☑️✔️..social position attained by a person largely through their own
efforts
class system - answer☑️✔️..people are ranked on the basis of their achievements (BASED ON
ECONOMIC POSITION)
social mobility - answer☑️✔️..movement from one social class to another
caste system - answer☑️✔️..people ranked according to ascribed statuses (hereditary;
prominant in rural not urbanized areas)
, estate system - answer☑️✔️..required peasants to work on land leased to them in exchange
for military protection and other serviced
Rossides 5 class model - answer☑️✔️..(US) 1. upper class 2. upper middle class 3. lower
middle class 4. working class 5. lower class
capitalism - answer☑️✔️..economic system in which the means of production are held largely
in private hands (incentive: ACCUMULATION OF PROFITS)
class consciousness - answer☑️✔️..subjective awareness of common vested interests and the
need for collective political action to bring about change
ex: "all workers are being exploited by the bourgeoisie"
false consciousness - answer☑️✔️..attitude held by members of the class that does not
accurately reflect workers objective position
ex: "I am being exploited by my boss"
Max Weber - answer☑️✔️..(sociological view) no single characteristic totally defines a persons
position within the stratification system (has MANY dimensions)
Veblen - answer☑️✔️..(Interactionist view) interested in importance of social class in shaping
persons lifestyle
functionalist view (strat) - answer☑️✔️..social inequality is necessary so people are motivated
to fill functionally important jobs
conflict view (strat) - answer☑️✔️..humans are prone to conflict over scarce resources like
wealth, status, and power; strat leads to instability and social change (causes social tension)
