PSYCH 1X03 Quiz: stratification ol tutorial.pdf
1 Oct 2014
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Answers & explanations: d (source: ns ch. 6) social stratification refers to the persistent patterns of social inequality that are perpetuated by how wealth, power, and prestige are passed on from one generation to the next. Sociologists distinguish between two types of characteristics when examining status and stratification: Ascribed: those characteristics assigned to individuals, typically at birth, such as race. Sociologists often measure societies ranked in terms of social mobility the degree to which individuals or families are able to move up or down a status hierarchy: e (source: siq, ch. 11) licos, while commonly referred to as the poverty line", are actually better understood as a measure of income inequality. They are based on the idea that poor families must spend 20% more than the average family of similar size on 3 necessities food, shelter, and housing. Studies show that the average family spends about 43% (of pre-tax income) on these 3 necessities.
