What Criteria Does a Social Class System Use to Stratify

question 5

Multiple Choice

What criteria does a social class system use to stratify its members?

• A) heredity and employment status
• B) occupational attainment and gender
• C) wealth, property, power, and prestige
• D) race

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Definitions:

Deadweight Loss

An economic inefficiency caused by a disruption in market equilibrium, leading to a loss of societal welfare.

Consumer Surplus

The disparity between the ideal total expenditure consumers are willing to make on a good or service and the real expenditure.

Producer Surplus

The distinction in financial terms between what producers expect to receive for a product or service and the actual revenue attained.

Producer Surplus

The difference between the amount producers are willing to sell a good for and the actual market price they receive, reflecting the benefit to producers from selling at a higher price.