Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Indian Society: Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion

Question:
The system of ranking people in an hierarchical manner is known as _________
Options:
Social ranking
Social scale
Social stratification
Social Classes
Correct Answer:
Social stratification
Explanation:
Sociologists use the term social stratification to refer to a system by which categories of people in a society are ranked in a hierarchy. This hierarchy then shapes people’s identity and experiences, their relations with others, as well as their access to resources and opportunities.