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Social Stratification and Social Mobility

Description: This quiz is designed to assess your understanding of the concepts related to social stratification and social mobility.
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Which of the following is NOT a major dimension of social stratification?

  1. Class

  2. Status

  3. Power

  4. Religion

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Religion is not a major dimension of social stratification, as it does not directly determine an individual's position in society.

What is the process by which individuals move from one social class to another?

  1. Social mobility

  2. Social stratification

  3. Social change

  4. Socialization

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Social mobility refers to the movement of individuals from one social class to another.

Which of the following is an example of upward social mobility?

  1. A person born into a poor family becoming a successful entrepreneur

  2. A person born into a wealthy family becoming a politician

  3. A person born into a middle-class family becoming a doctor

  4. A person born into a working-class family becoming a teacher

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Upward social mobility refers to the movement of individuals from a lower social class to a higher social class.

Which of the following is an example of downward social mobility?

  1. A person born into a wealthy family becoming a politician

  2. A person born into a middle-class family becoming a doctor

  3. A person born into a working-class family becoming a teacher

  4. A person born into a rich family losing their wealth and becoming poor

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Downward social mobility refers to the movement of individuals from a higher social class to a lower social class.

What is the term used to describe the process by which individuals move from one social group to another?

  1. Social mobility

  2. Social stratification

  3. Social change

  4. Socialization

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Social mobility refers to the movement of individuals from one social group to another.

Which of the following is NOT a type of social mobility?

  1. Horizontal mobility

  2. Vertical mobility

  3. Intergenerational mobility

  4. Intragenerational mobility

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Horizontal mobility is not a type of social mobility, as it does not involve a change in an individual's social status.

What is the term used to describe the movement of individuals from one social class to another within a single generation?

  1. Intergenerational mobility

  2. Intragenerational mobility

  3. Horizontal mobility

  4. Vertical mobility

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Intragenerational mobility refers to the movement of individuals from one social class to another within a single generation.

Which of the following is an example of intergenerational mobility?

  1. A person born into a poor family becoming a successful entrepreneur

  2. A person born into a wealthy family becoming a politician

  3. A person born into a middle-class family becoming a doctor

  4. A person born into a working-class family becoming a teacher

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Intergenerational mobility refers to the movement of individuals from one social class to another across generations.

Which of the following is an example of intragenerational mobility?

  1. A person born into a wealthy family becoming a politician

  2. A person born into a middle-class family becoming a doctor

  3. A person born into a working-class family becoming a teacher

  4. A person born into a rich family losing their wealth and becoming poor

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Intragenerational mobility refers to the movement of individuals from one social class to another within a single generation.

What is the term used to describe the movement of individuals from one social group to another based on their occupation?

  1. Occupational mobility

  2. Social mobility

  3. Vertical mobility

  4. Horizontal mobility

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Occupational mobility refers to the movement of individuals from one social group to another based on their occupation.

Which of the following is an example of occupational mobility?

  1. A person born into a poor family becoming a successful entrepreneur

  2. A person born into a wealthy family becoming a politician

  3. A person born into a middle-class family becoming a doctor

  4. A person born into a working-class family becoming a teacher

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Occupational mobility refers to the movement of individuals from one social group to another based on their occupation.

What is the term used to describe the movement of individuals from one social group to another based on their education?

  1. Educational mobility

  2. Social mobility

  3. Vertical mobility

  4. Horizontal mobility

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Educational mobility refers to the movement of individuals from one social group to another based on their education.

Which of the following is an example of educational mobility?

  1. A person born into a poor family becoming a successful entrepreneur

  2. A person born into a wealthy family becoming a politician

  3. A person born into a middle-class family becoming a doctor

  4. A person born into a working-class family becoming a teacher

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Educational mobility refers to the movement of individuals from one social group to another based on their education.

What is the term used to describe the movement of individuals from one social group to another based on their income?

  1. Income mobility

  2. Social mobility

  3. Vertical mobility

  4. Horizontal mobility

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Income mobility refers to the movement of individuals from one social group to another based on their income.

Which of the following is an example of income mobility?

  1. A person born into a poor family becoming a successful entrepreneur

  2. A person born into a wealthy family becoming a politician

  3. A person born into a middle-class family becoming a doctor

  4. A person born into a working-class family becoming a teacher

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Income mobility refers to the movement of individuals from one social group to another based on their income.

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