NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
SOCIOLOGY
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A society where people are rewarded for hard work and talent
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A society where rich people are given higher rewards than poor people
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A society where there is equality
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A society where status is achieved rather than ascribed
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Detailed explanation-1: -Meritocracy (merit, from Latin mereō, and-cracy, from Ancient Greek kratos ‘strength, power’) is the notion of a political system in which economic goods or political power are vested in individual people based on talent, effort, and achievement, rather than wealth or social class.
Detailed explanation-2: -The belief in meritocratic ideology is the belief that, in a given system, success is an indicator of personal deservingness-namely, that the system rewards individual ability and efforts (Young, 1961; Jost et al., 2003).
Detailed explanation-3: -Meritocracy is an ideal system based on the belief that social stratification is the result of personal effort-or merit-that determines social standing. High levels of effort will lead to a high social position, and vice versa.