Lesson 4.2.8.1
4.2.8.1 Stratification and differentiation by class, gender, ethnicity and age Quiz: AQA Sociology, Unit 2
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The 20 questions
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How does social stratification fundamentally differ from social differentiation?
- Cultural choice
- Hierarchical ranking
- Biological basis
- Legal status
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Which concept describes the hierarchical ranking of social groups in society?
- Social stratification
- Social mobility
- Social differentiation
- Social integration
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Which term describes men and women being concentrated in different types of jobs?
- Occupational segregation
- Glass cliff
- Structural mobility
- Class consciousness
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Which term refers to an individual's opportunities to achieve positive life outcomes?
- Life chances
- Cultural capital
- Social mobility
- Status inconsistency
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Which age group in the UK consistently experiences high rates of poverty?
- Young professionals
- Children
- Working-age adults
- Middle-aged adults
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Which sociologists argued that stratification ensures important social roles are filled?
- Oakley and Duncombe
- Davis and Moore
- Marx and Engels
- Weber and Goldthorpe
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Which factor do critics argue the functionalist theory of stratification ignores?
- Inherited wealth
- Functional necessity
- Meritocratic rewards
- Role allocation
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Which sociologist originally introduced the concept of life chances?
- Talcott Parsons
- Émile Durkheim
- Max Weber
- Karl Marx
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What factor contributes significantly to the gender pay gap in the UK?
- Equal pay legislation
- Occupational segregation
- Educational underachievement
- Absolute mobility
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Which resource allows wealthy parents to pass financial advantages across generations?
- Deferred gratification
- Meritocracy
- Inherited wealth
- Social mobility
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Ethnic inequalities persist even after controlling for class. What additional factor explains this?
- Geographical isolation
- Racial discrimination
- Genetic determinism
- Cultural assimilation
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Which term describes how overlapping social identities like class, gender, and ethnicity interact?
- Social mobility
- Cultural capital
- Intersectionality
- Functionalism
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What term describes social differences that carry no social ranking or hierarchy?
- Social inequality
- Social mobility
- Social stratification
- Social differentiation
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Which concept refers to an individual's chances of achieving positive social outcomes?
- Cultural capital
- Life chances
- Social mobility
- Status anxiety
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According to Max Weber, what shapes an individual's life chances?
- Genetic inheritance
- Market position
- Personal choices
- Moral virtue
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Which sociological perspective argues that dominant groups use institutions to maintain inequality?
- Postmodernism
- Interactionism
- Functionalism
- Conflict theory
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If ethnic minority graduates earn less than white graduates from identical class backgrounds, this shows:
- Class determinism
- Pure meritocracy
- Equal opportunities
- An ethnic penalty
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What term describes the sociological study of how class, gender, ethnicity and age overlap?
- Polarisation
- Socialisation
- Intersectionality
- Stratification
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What key dimension of stratification is missing if sociologists only measure income?
- Wages
- Wealth
- State benefits
- Salary
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In Weber's framework, what does the term 'status' refer to?
- Political power
- Social honour
- Economic wealth
- Market capacity
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