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1. A system of stratification that includes several social classes and permits social mobility → estate
system (feudal system)
2. The unequal distribution of wealth, power, or prestige among members of a society → gender
inequality
3. social stratification based on personal effort and personal merit → Gender Role
4. Unequal distribution of wealth, power, and prestige on global basis, highlighting patterns of social
inequality and resulting in people having vastly different lifestyles and opportunities both within and
among nations of the world → Global Stratification
5. The social movement of individuals within their own lifetime; movement within a generation → Social
Inequality
9. A change in society that produces a shift in the social position of people is called structural social
mobility
II. Read the statement below and choose the correct answer inside the box.
11. It is a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy according to power, wealth,
and prestige.
12. Pertains to ownership or control of resource.
13.People in different positions have different access to wealth, power, and prestige.
14. Is a state in which resources, usually material but sometimes cultural, are lacking
15 Refers to the goodwill that a politician or political policy can build up with the public through the
pursuit of popular policies.
16. Refers to the resources available to an individual on the basis of honor, prestige, or recognition.
17. The lack of resources of some people in relation to those who have more.
19. The social stratification based on ascription, or birth.India’s caste system and apartheid, or separation
of the races in South Africa, are examples of a caste system.
20. Refers to social recognition and deference. People in different positions have different access
to wealth, power, and prestige