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Sociology Social class Question and answers verified to pass Sociology Social class Social Statification - correct answer Ranking of people or groups according to their unequal access to scare resources Social Class - correct answer Segment of society whose members have similar economic c...

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Sociology Social class
Social Statification - correct answer ✔Ranking of people or groups according
to their unequal access to scare resources


Social Class - correct answer ✔Segment of society whose members have
similar economic circumstances, norms, status


Bourgeoisie - correct answer ✔Class that owns means of production


Wealth - correct answer ✔Total economic resources held by a person or
group


Power - correct answer ✔Ability to control behavior of others even against
will


Prestige - correct answer ✔Recognition, Respect and admiration attached to
social positions


False Consciousness - correct answer ✔Karl Marx- acceptance by working
class to capitalist ideas and values.


How do we layer society? - correct answer ✔By members who have similar
economic circumstances, norms, status.


What are 3 ways to help determine social class? - correct answer ✔1.
Economic Dimension
2. Power Dimension

, 3. Prestige


What does Karl Marx think about Economic Dimension? - correct answer
✔Capitalist societies would be reduced to 2 classes.


Unequal distribution of economic resources - correct answer ✔Wealth of
different classes


What does Marx think about Power Dimension? - correct answer ✔Wealthy
own power


What does Weber think about Power Dimension? - correct answer ✔Power
doesn't mean money its knowledge skill, social position


Do you have to be wealth to have prestige? - correct answer ✔NO


What are 3 theories to explain why societies are stratified? - correct answer
✔1. Functionalism
2. Conflict Theory
3. Symbolic Interactionism


Functionalism - correct answer ✔Order and stability. This ensures qualified
people fulfill their duty, everyone has a place.


Order and stability - correct answer ✔everyone serves a function in society
to benefit as a whole


Conflict theory - correct answer ✔Stratification occurs as a result of the
struggle for scarce resources

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