SOC 201- Final Exam QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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social inequality - ANSWERS condition in which members of society have
different amounts of power, wealth, or prestige
stratification - ANSWERS structured ranking of entire groups of people that
perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power in a society
income - ANSWERS wages + salaries
wealth - ANSWERS encompasses all of a person's material assets
ascribed status - ANSWERS social position "assigned" a person without regard
for their talents (race, gender, etc)
achieved status - ANSWERS social position attained by a person largely
through their own efforts
class system - ANSWERS people are ranked on the basis of their achievements
(BASED ON ECONOMIC POSITION)
social mobility - ANSWERS movement from one social class to another
, caste system - ANSWERS people ranked according to ascribed statuses
(hereditary; prominant in rural not urbanized areas)
estate system - ANSWERS required peasants to work on land leased to them in
exchange for military protection and other serviced
Rossides 5 class model - ANSWERS (US) 1. upper class 2. upper middle class 3.
lower middle class 4. working class 5. lower class
capitalism - ANSWERS economic system in which the means of production are
held largely in private hands (incentive: ACCUMULATION OF PROFITS)
class consciousness - ANSWERS 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 - ANSWERS 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 - ANSWERS (sociological view) no single characteristic totally
defines a persons position within the stratification system (has MANY dimensions)
Veblen - ANSWERS (Interactionist view) interested in importance of social
class in shaping persons lifestyle
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
GRADED A+ | NEW UPDATE 2026/27
social inequality - ANSWERS condition in which members of society have
different amounts of power, wealth, or prestige
stratification - ANSWERS structured ranking of entire groups of people that
perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power in a society
income - ANSWERS wages + salaries
wealth - ANSWERS encompasses all of a person's material assets
ascribed status - ANSWERS social position "assigned" a person without regard
for their talents (race, gender, etc)
achieved status - ANSWERS social position attained by a person largely
through their own efforts
class system - ANSWERS people are ranked on the basis of their achievements
(BASED ON ECONOMIC POSITION)
social mobility - ANSWERS movement from one social class to another
, caste system - ANSWERS people ranked according to ascribed statuses
(hereditary; prominant in rural not urbanized areas)
estate system - ANSWERS required peasants to work on land leased to them in
exchange for military protection and other serviced
Rossides 5 class model - ANSWERS (US) 1. upper class 2. upper middle class 3.
lower middle class 4. working class 5. lower class
capitalism - ANSWERS economic system in which the means of production are
held largely in private hands (incentive: ACCUMULATION OF PROFITS)
class consciousness - ANSWERS 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 - ANSWERS 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 - ANSWERS (sociological view) no single characteristic totally
defines a persons position within the stratification system (has MANY dimensions)
Veblen - ANSWERS (Interactionist view) interested in importance of social
class in shaping persons lifestyle
