NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
SOCIOLOGY
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socially structured inequalities
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the formation of rock
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placing objects into categories
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no divisions in society are present
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Detailed explanation-1: -Social stratification means structured inequalities between different groupings of people. The concept of stratification, thus refers to the existence of social groups which are ranked one above the other in terms of the amount of power, status and wealth their members possess.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following statements best describes social stratification? It is a society’s ranking of people based on their access to valued resources such as wealth, power, and prestige.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sociologists use the term social inequality to describe the unequal distribution of valued resources, rewards, and positions in a society. Key to the concept is the notion of social differentiation.
Detailed explanation-4: -Social stratification is a particular form of social inequality. All societies arrange their members in terms of superiority, inferiority and equality. Stratification is a process of interaction or differentiation whereby some people come to rank higher than others.