List of top Sociology Questions on Social stratification

What is class system?

Write what is the symbol of prestige.

Explain the features of the Caste System and how it has changed in contemporary India.

Describe the differences between Rural and Urban societies in the Indian context.

The characteristics of the caste system:-
(A) Caste is an ascribed status.
(B) Caste groups are 'endogamous'.
(C) Caste is an achieved status.
(D) Castes involve segmental organization.
(E) Caste groups are based on choice of individuals
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Which of the following are features of capitalism as a social system?
(A) Commodification of labour power.
(B) Caste based networks of trading.
(C) Surplus value.
(D) Rising inequalities.
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What are the characteristics of social stratification?
(A) It is based on natural differences.
(B) It is a function of individual differences.
(C) It persists over generations.
(D) It is supported by patterns of belief/ideology.
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In which system, status is subject to change through hard work and education?

According to T. B. Bottomore, which one is/are the form/forms of social stratification:

What is ‘Social Stratification’?

Which of the following characterises the concept of ’Social Stratification’?
(A) It is supported by belief or ideology.
(B) It is only found in caste-based societies.
(C) It persists over generations.
(D) People with more privileges support the system of stratification.
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Which one of the following represents a form of differentiation and not stratification?

According to Karl Marx, class membership depends upon

Which one of the following is the example of achievement status ?

Due to which reason is reservation for scheduled caste provided ?

Who among the following has propounded the conflict theory of social stratification ?

Which is the smallest minority group in India?

Which among the following is not an achieved status?

How can we understand "subaltern perspective" in third-world countries and who used it for the first time?

Who postulates that "all standardized social or cultural forms have positive functions"?

Who developed the concept of a "culture of poverty"?

According to Peter Saunders, in modern societies, social stratification based on social and economic classes implies that

Son of a rickshaw-puller becomes an IAS officer. It indicates:

Ostracization is a form of: