GLST 290 COMPLETE LATEST QUIZ 3
BASED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
achieved status - ANS-✅A status that a person chooses or becomes associated with because of
behaviors or skills
ascribed status - ANS-✅A status given to an individual through no choice or action of her or his own; a
status granted by circumstances of birth
caste - ANS-✅A tightly bounded social group, based on family background, which assigns individuals to
a position at birth
restricted - ANS-✅Mobility between castes is __________.
class (social class) - ANS-✅A cultural category describing how people are grouped according to their
positions within the economy
cultural capital - ANS-✅Cultural knowledge, including linguistic skills
ethnicity - ANS-✅A category based on the sense of group affiliation derived from a distinct heritage or
worldview as a "people"
institution - ANS-✅A cluster of statuses organized around a common focus, such as education, law, or
art
instrumentalism (constructivism) - ANS-✅The idea that ethnicity changes with people's interests and
context
master status - ANS-✅The status that tends to be the most important in shaping a person's life
power - ANS-✅The ability to influence others
prestige - ANS-✅The social affirmation and approval given to some members of society
primordialism - ANS-✅The view that ethnic identity, like race, is a naturally occurring and immutable
feature of human life
race - ANS-✅A cultural category that divides humanity into subgroups based on particular phenotypical
(appearance) differences
role - ANS-✅A prescribed set of behaviors for those who occupy a particular status
role conflict - ANS-✅The stress that occurs when the behavioral expectations from various roles come
into play simultaneously
role strain - ANS-✅The stress that occurs when a single role becomes overwhelming
social inequality - ANS-✅The differential access to economic resources, political power, or social
prestige that results from social stratification
social stratification - ANS-✅The organization of people into ranked groups, or hierarchies, based on
particular characteristics
social structure (social organization) - ANS-✅The ways people coordinate their lives in relation to one
another at the level of society
status - ANS-✅Any position a person may occupy in a social structure
wealth - ANS-✅Economic status, or access to economic resources
BASED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
achieved status - ANS-✅A status that a person chooses or becomes associated with because of
behaviors or skills
ascribed status - ANS-✅A status given to an individual through no choice or action of her or his own; a
status granted by circumstances of birth
caste - ANS-✅A tightly bounded social group, based on family background, which assigns individuals to
a position at birth
restricted - ANS-✅Mobility between castes is __________.
class (social class) - ANS-✅A cultural category describing how people are grouped according to their
positions within the economy
cultural capital - ANS-✅Cultural knowledge, including linguistic skills
ethnicity - ANS-✅A category based on the sense of group affiliation derived from a distinct heritage or
worldview as a "people"
institution - ANS-✅A cluster of statuses organized around a common focus, such as education, law, or
art
instrumentalism (constructivism) - ANS-✅The idea that ethnicity changes with people's interests and
context
master status - ANS-✅The status that tends to be the most important in shaping a person's life
power - ANS-✅The ability to influence others
prestige - ANS-✅The social affirmation and approval given to some members of society
primordialism - ANS-✅The view that ethnic identity, like race, is a naturally occurring and immutable
feature of human life
race - ANS-✅A cultural category that divides humanity into subgroups based on particular phenotypical
(appearance) differences
role - ANS-✅A prescribed set of behaviors for those who occupy a particular status
role conflict - ANS-✅The stress that occurs when the behavioral expectations from various roles come
into play simultaneously
role strain - ANS-✅The stress that occurs when a single role becomes overwhelming
social inequality - ANS-✅The differential access to economic resources, political power, or social
prestige that results from social stratification
social stratification - ANS-✅The organization of people into ranked groups, or hierarchies, based on
particular characteristics
social structure (social organization) - ANS-✅The ways people coordinate their lives in relation to one
another at the level of society
status - ANS-✅Any position a person may occupy in a social structure
wealth - ANS-✅Economic status, or access to economic resources
