A Classification of One's Position in a Modern System of Inequality

question 43

Multiple Choice

A classification of one's position in a modern system of inequality based on levels of education, occupational prestige, and income is called:

• A) stratification
• B) socioeconomic status
• C) social class
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Social Consequences

The effects of actions, behaviors, or policies on societal structures, relationships, and functioning.

Racial Taxonomies

Classifications or categorizations of human diversity based on perceived or socially constructed notions of race.

Biological Reality

The actual, factual existence and characteristics of biological organisms, structures, and processes as they are, not as they are perceived or interpreted.

Cultural Context

The set of social, historical, and environmental conditions and influences that shape behaviors, practices, perceptions, and values of individuals or groups.