It is a hereditary endogamous social group in which a person’s rank and his/her rights and obligations are ascribed or on the basis of his/her birth into a particular group.

What is the primary focus of social stratification?

In a closed system of social stratification, what primarily determines an individual's social status?

Which social class is characterized by manual laborers working to produce goods?

Which type of social mobility involves changes only in an upward direction?

It is the arrangement of social classes in a ladder-like structure

In an open system of social stratification, what can individuals aspire to achieve?

Which theoretical perspective suggests that social stratification is based on intrinsic value of social activities or roles?

What term is used to describe the act of moving from one social status to another in a system of social hierarchy?

Which of the following is the best describes Conflict Theory

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In a close system of social stratification, individuals are free to change social class within the society

The Functionalist Theory focuses on micro-level perspectives in understanding social stratification.

__________ refers to the group of people within a society who possess the same socioeconomic status and the division or categorization of people into socioeconomic strata based on wealth,  power, status, occupation, gender, and religion refers to __________.

Match the Theoretical Perspectives on Social Stratification with its corresponding characteristics.

Match the social class with its corresponding characteristics.

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an individual who was born within a family of slaves inherits their status and become and will remain as a slave himself forever is an example of an Open System in Social Stratification

Why could social stratification be considered as a form of social belief?

How do you describe a caste system?

 In caste system, is social mobility possible?