Bobby wants a new set of golf clubs because everyone he plays golf with has the same new set. He doesn't need a new set as his old clubs are just fine. However, to improve his social standing, he feels he must buy the new set of clubs. This is an example of ________ consumption.

The United States is a class system.

Social ______ is the ability to change positions within a social stratification system.

Private job agencies often pay lower hourly wages than government agencies. Cindy believes this is unfair. Cindy is a researcher and she is studying this from which sociological perspective?

Name an ideal system in which personal effort—or merit—determines social standing.

In the United States, people with extreme wealth make up 1% of the population. This group is know as the _____ class.

Peter feels that as a doctor, he is more important than his brother, Greg, who works in construction. Peter's ideas are in line with which theoretical perspective?

Status consistency refers to unions of spouses from the same social category.

Which theoretical perspective argues that your appearance can reflect your perceived social standing?

PJ is a street cleaner. Her father was a street cleaner. PJ had no choice in her occupation. It was assigned to her at birth. This is an example of a ______ _______.

Which theoretical perspective is most critical of social stratification?

Sociologists use the term _______ _______ to describe the consistency, or lack thereof, of an individual’s rank across income, education, and occupation.

_______ _______ is society’s grouping of individuals into a hierarchy based on things like money, power, educational attainment, race/ethnicity.

People who work full-time can still be poor.