Generally Speaking, People with Higher Socioeconomic Status Have ______ Health

question 236

Multiple Choice

Generally speaking, people with higher socioeconomic status have ______ health and lead ______ lives.

• A) worse, shorter
• B) better, shorter
• C) worse, longer
• D) better, longer

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Definitions:

Class Consciousness

The awareness that a class structure exists and the feeling of shared identification with others in one’s class with whom one perceives common life chances.

Social Stratification

A relatively fixed hierarchical arrangement in society by which groups have different access to resources, power, and perceived social worth; a system of structured social inequality.

Marx's Approaches

Theoretical frameworks proposed by Karl Marx that focus on conflict theories related to capitalism, class struggle, and the dynamics between labor and capital.

Weber's Approaches

The methodologies and theories developed by Max Weber, focusing on understanding society through the analysis of social actions, social relationships, and culture.