Question

Elisa graduated from college with a double major and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa society. She was then offered a job in New York where she worked 12 hours a day and produced excellent results. Within two years she had over 100 employees working under her. Elisa’s hard work was rewarded with a raise and a bonus. This form of promotion is based on the principles of:

Option A
A democracy

Option B
A caste system

Option C
A closed stratification system

Option D
A meritocracy

Question 6
Question 6
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Question 6
Charlotte was born to a lower class family in rural Pennsylvania. After taking a job in the mail room of a large corporate office, Charlotte is slowly promoted through the ranks and becomes CEO of the company by the age of 50. Compared to her parents, Charlotte’s story demonstrates what type of social stratification?

Option A
Structural mobility

Option B
Intergenerational mobility

Option C
Downward mobility

Option D
Intragenerational mobility

Question 7
Question 7
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Question 7
Hope is desperate for the new designer purse that she saw while window shopping at her local mall. She knew every girl in school would covet her bag and wish to be like her. When she walked in, she whipped out her credit card, and purchased the $5,000 bag. This kind of purchasing is called:

Option A
Conspicuous consumption

Option B
Popular consumerism

Option C
Designer consumerism

Option D
Credit card consumerism

Question 8
Question 8
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Question 8
Since the social classes in the United States do not have any clear boundaries, how is a sociologist supposed to determine whether their subjects are in the upper class or the upper-middle class?

Option A
The upper class is split into “old money” and “new money” people, while the upper-middle class simply struggles to maintain its wealth.

Option B
In the upper class, everyone knows everyone, but in the upper-middle class, the people do not comingle.

Option C
All upper class people enjoy opera and have been bred for their stations while the upper-middle class consists mostly of newly wealthy people who may not have had the same kind of upbringing.

Option D
Upper class is often defined as having control over one’s life and the lives of people around you, while the upper-middle class is often defined as having control only over one’s own life.

Answer 1

Here are the answers for the questions provided:

**Question 5:** Elisa’s hard work was rewarded with a raise and a bonus. This form of promotion is based on the principles of:
- **Option D: A meritocracy**

**Question 6:** Charlotte’s story demonstrates what type of social stratification?
- **Option B: Intergenerational mobility**

**Question 7:** This kind of purchasing is called:
- **Option A: Conspicuous consumption**

**Question 8:** How is a sociologist supposed to determine whether their subjects are in the upper class or the upper-middle class?
- **Option D: Upper class is often defined as having control over one’s life and the lives of people around you, while the upper-middle class is often defined as having control only over one’s own life.**