6.1 Systems of Stratification

• The class system of stratification is based on economic factors like income and occupation
• Match the legal and political categories with examples:

  Nobility ↔️ Legal and political category

  Clergy ↔️ Religious authority

  Commoners ↔️ Ordinary citizens
• In a caste system, there is no social mobility
• The class system is solely determined by economic income.

  False
• Arrange the three stratification systems from least to most social mobility:

  1️⃣ Caste

  2️⃣ Class

  3️⃣ Meritocracy
• In a caste system, social mobility is nonexistent
• The caste system is more flexible than class systems in terms of social mobility

  False
• Endogamy, or marriage within the same caste, is a characteristic of the caste
• Arrange the three systems of social stratification based on their degree of social mobility, from least to most:

  1️⃣ Caste

  2️⃣ Class

  3️⃣ Meritocracy
• Class systems remain dominant in contemporary societies due to economic factors like income and wealth
• What are the three factors on which social stratification is based?

  Wealth, power, and status
• In a caste system, an individual's social position is fixed at birth.


  True
• What is endogamy in the context of a caste system?

  Marriage within caste
• What is the defining characteristic of a meritocracy?

  Rewards achievement
• In a meritocracy, success is based on ability and effort
• Meritocracy is a system where success is determined by ability and effort
• Class systems are based on economic factors such as income and occupation
• Match the system with its description:

  Caste ↔️ Social position fixed at birth

  Class ↔️ Groups based on economic factors

  Meritocracy ↔️ Status depends on ability
• In a class system, wealth and economic capital are major determinants of social status

  True
• The caste system is criticized for restricting social mobility and perpetuating inequality