Please answer all questions.

1		Sociologists define a social position that a person attained largely through his or her own efforts as
			A)	ascribed status.
			B)	achieved status.
			C)	relative status.
			D)	high status.
2		What type of system does the U.S. have?
			A)	open system
			B)	closed system
			C)	negotiated order
			D)	none of the above
3		Which of the following is necessary, in order for a society to have social mobility?
			A)	equality
			B)	stratification
			C)	a caste system
			D)	democracy
4		Which is true, regarding achieved statuses?
			A)	They are related to social mobility.
			B)	They make it more difficult to have a society with social mobility.
			C)	They are defined at birth.
			D)	Gender is an example of an achieved status.
5		Which of these is an example of upward social mobility?
			A)	A nurse goes to medical school and becomes a doctor.
			B)	An executive is fired.
			C)	A professor decides to become a secretary.
			D)	A man goes to jail for dealing drugs.
6		It is possible to move downward in a stratification system.
			A)	True
			B)	False
7		Rani has experienced downward social mobility.
			A)	True
			B)	False
8		Social mobility is defined as the ability to move across ranks in a stratified society.
			A)	True
			B)	False
9		The United States is considered a closed system.
			A)	True
			B)	False
10		There is very little social mobility in the United States.
			A)	True
			B)	False