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| Because of social stratification ________ | some people have more privileges and opportunities than others do |
| caste systems | assign people to certain work, require people to marry within their own category, discourage social contact between people of different casts |
| the term meritocracy refers to social stratification | based entirely on personal merit |
| the common ideology of a class system treats _______ as a sign of personal talent and effort and poverty as a result of __________ | wealth; personal inadequacy |
| According to Marx, differences in wealth and power between the capitalists and the proletarians leads to________ | class conflict |
| Which of the following factors affects social class standing in the United States | race, gender, family your born into |
| roughly 40-45% of the U.S. population falls within the largest social class which is the middle class | middle class |
| the concept of social mobility refers to changes in people's positions in the | social hierarchy |
| In the U.S. thae age category most likely to be poor is children T or F | True |
| 3 example of white collar jobs | doctors, lawyers, teachers |
| 3 examples of blue collar jobs | factory work, mechanics, farmers |
| _________ jobs are more prestigious | white collar |
