What does status inconsistency refer to in relation to social stratification?
A) Individuals exhibit insecurity and inferiority when they are ranked low in prestige.
B) Individuals fail to recognize the contradictions of class inequality and democratic values.
C) Individuals are ranked high on one dimension of social class and low on other dimensions.
D) Ranking in power, wealth, and prestige must be consistent for an individual to avoid negative consequences.
C
You might also like to view...
_______ theorists assume that U.S. values are the source of social problems such as crime, energy crisis, or pollution
a. Order b. Conflict c. Evolution d. Interaction
As children and as adults, victims are shamed into silence about their abuse because United States culture has no comfortable way of framing the experience
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
If social class is a cause of a person's political ideology, then is the independent variable and ___________ is dependent
a. class, ideology b. ideology, class c. person, ideology d. Information is not sufficient to tell which is independent and which dependent
Adolescents who have a strong relationship with their nonresidential father tend to:
a. act out more against their mothers and other family members. b. have the same behavioral problems as other adolescents with parents living apart. c. act out less at school. d. have higher rates of truancy.