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CLEP Intro to Sociology

Category - Inequality

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Young babies and toddlers are often unaware that a class system exists and do not yet identify with a particular class. As they grow older, what will they gain as they learn about the class system and their place within it?
  1. Ideology
  2. Class consciousness
  3. Inequality
  4. Stratification
  5. False consciousness
Explanation
Answer: B - As children grow they gain class consciousness, or the recognition of stratification and an identification with a particular group within the class system. Home socialization and schooling are the main avenues through which class consciousness is learned. False consciousness refers to someone identifying with a class other than their own.
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