Round 11: Tossup 5

People whose traits produce this concept inconsistently may face psychic stress and favor reformist political parties, according to Gerhard Lenski. Cecilia Ridgeway adapted expectation states (-5[1])theory into a theory of this concept’s “construction” that she uses to model gender inequality. In a dichotomy proposed by Ralph Linton, this concept is merited in its “achieved” form and innate in its “ascribed” form. Class, (15[1])party, and this (15[1])(*) concept comprise the three components of Max Weber’s theory of stratification. In many social science studies, (-5[1])a form of this concept is denoted by a three-letter acronym that one tries to control for via variables like income and education (10[1])level. (10[1])That acronym is SES. (10[1])For 10 points, luxury goods exemplify namesake “symbols” of what concept, a person’s perceived social value? (10[1])■END■

Back to tossups

Buzzes

Summary