Income differs from wealth in that income:

Income differs from wealth in that income:
 
  A) includes property, stocks and bonds, and personal possessions.
  B) is a result of ascribed status.
  C) remains stable.
  D) is usually spent on everyday expenses.
  E) is based on status inconsistency.

Question 2

Which of the following statements best describes wealth?
 
  A) It refers to the array of subsidies, tax breaks, and assistance that the government has created for businesses.
  B) It refers to the economic assets that a person or family owns.
  C) It is a web of social ties that links individuals or groups to one another.
  D) It refers to the respect, recognition, or regard attached to social positions.
  E) It refers to the ability to influence or control the behavior of others despite opposition.

Question 3

Identify the social stratification system in which people's positions are based on both birth and achievement.
 
  A) Ostracism
  B) Petalism
  C) Slavery system
  D) Caste system
  E) Class system

Question 4

As a child, Mira was taught to interact only with people from the same social standing as her. When she grew up, she was married into a family similar to hers in race and background. Which of the following systems of social stratification does this scenario illustrate?
 
  A) Ostracism
  B) Petalism
  C) Slavery system
  D) Caste system
  E) Class system

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true of caste system?
 
  A) In a caste system, people's social positions are based on individual achievement.
  B) In a caste system, people can easily move from one caste to another.
  C) A caste system has a relatively open stratification structure.
  D) A caste system encourages marriages outside one's caste.
  E) In a caste system, social positions are ascribed at birth.

Question 6

In which of the following stratification systems are people bought and sold as commodities?
 
  A) Matriarchal system
  B) Patriarchal system
  C) Slavery system
  D) Caste system
  E) Class system