A Class System Is a Rigid Form of Social Stratification

question 31

True/False

A class system is a rigid form of social stratification in which the position a person has by birth cannot be changed through his/her own achievements or luck.

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Definitions:

Superego

A component of Sigmund Freud's personality theory that represents the ethical component, providing moral standards by which the ego operates.

Id

A component of the personality in Freud's psychoanalytic theory that is responsible for the instinctual and primitive behaviors.

Ego

In psychology, a part of the mind that mediates between conscious and unconscious thoughts, often tied to one's sense of self-esteem and identity.

Oedipus Complex

A psychoanalytic theory proposed by Freud that describes a child's feelings of desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy and rivalry with the same-sex parent.