Social stratification

Which term describes movement up or down between social classes?

Which sociologist distinguished class, status and party?

Describe one way life chances differ between social classes.

Identify and explain one reason why some groups are more likely to be in poverty.

Item A (written for this paper; fictional research): A study compared the occupations of 2,000 adults with those of their parents. 45% were in a different social class from their parents; most movement was short-range. Children of professionals were three times more likely to become professionals than children of routine workers. From Item A, identify two findings.

From Item A, examine one reason why comparing occupations may not fully measure social class.

Describe one feature of the underclass, according to Murray.

Identify and explain one advantage of longitudinal studies for researching social mobility.

Identify and explain one way in which gender affects inequality in the workplace.

Discuss how far sociologists would agree that Britain is a meritocracy.

Discuss how far sociologists would agree that social class is less important today than in the past.