Sociology 201 FINAL EXAM NEWEST
WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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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)
objective method - ANSWER>in measuring social class, the class is viewed as a statistical category
prestige - ANSWER>respect and admiration an occupation holds in society
social movements - ANSWER>organized collective activities to bring about/resist change in an existing group/society
relative deprivation - ANSWER>conscious feeling of negative discrepancy between legit expectations and present
actualities
resource mobilization - ANSWER>ways a social movement utilizes such resources as money, political influence, access
to the media and workers
new social movement - ANSWER>organized collective activities that address values and social identities as well as
qualities of life
WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026/2027|100% CORRECT
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)
objective method - ANSWER>in measuring social class, the class is viewed as a statistical category
prestige - ANSWER>respect and admiration an occupation holds in society
social movements - ANSWER>organized collective activities to bring about/resist change in an existing group/society
relative deprivation - ANSWER>conscious feeling of negative discrepancy between legit expectations and present
actualities
resource mobilization - ANSWER>ways a social movement utilizes such resources as money, political influence, access
to the media and workers
new social movement - ANSWER>organized collective activities that address values and social identities as well as
qualities of life
