Exam 9: Social Stratification

The ______ consists of two categories into which all humans are placed: sex and gender roles.

The pattern of structured inequities is called

The culture-of-poverty hypothesis sees the poor as basically the same in values and lifestyles as the rest of society.

________ is a number of persons who occupy the same relative economic rank in the stratification system.

Spencer argued that the poor

According to the culture of poverty theory, poor people tend to be fatalistic about life.

The structures of inequality create varied environments for society members through unequal distribution of ______.

Two points relating to social stratification that are key in order theory is that social inequality is ubiquitous and apparently unavoidable and that it serves a useful function for society.

From the conflict perspective, media, schools, religion, and other institutions are manipulated to ________ systems of inequality and the status quo.

Herbert Spencer argued that the poor are blameless for their condition.

Marx argued that the oppressed would become aware of their common oppression and develop ________ and become unified in a cause to advance their class interests.

The patterning of inequality refers to the uneven distribution of rewards in society, which are based on societal norms and achieved through the socialization process.

________ is the exclusion of people of color from equal access to society's valued resources.

Sex is the social patterning of difference and domination through distinctions between women and men.

Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore contend that division of labor is not necessary for society's smooth functioning.