Question 1

In which dimension do Mother Teresa and other people whose life work is primarily to help the less fortunate rate highly?

Accepted Answer

A)  wealth 
B)  power 
C)  prestige 
D)  income 
A)  wealth 
B)  power 
C)  prestige 
D)  income

Question 2

Jarred has a wife and two boys.He works full-time for minimum wage.Which of the following best reflects his family's financial situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  He earns a yearly income about 20 percent above the poverty line. 
B)  His income keeps the family just above the poverty line. 
C)  He cannot keep his family above the official poverty line. 
D)  His family is much better off now than they would have been 20 years ago. 
A)  He earns a yearly income about 20 percent above the poverty line. 
B)  His income keeps the family just above the poverty line. 
C)  He cannot keep his family above the official poverty line. 
D)  His family is much better off now than they would have been 20 years ago.

Question 3

A man in his 40s dies during a winter night while sleeping under a staircase on a downtown street.Which statement best describes his situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was living in absolute poverty. 
B)  He was living in relative poverty. 
C)  He was officially poor. 
D)  He was subjectively poor. 
A)  He was living in absolute poverty. 
B)  He was living in relative poverty. 
C)  He was officially poor. 
D)  He was subjectively poor.

Question 4

Which term refers to the trend in which women are disproportionately represented among individuals living in poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  the feminization of poverty 
B)  matriarchal poverty 
C)  pink-ghetto poverty 
D)  the gendering of poverty 
A)  the feminization of poverty 
B)  matriarchal poverty 
C)  pink-ghetto poverty 
D)  the gendering of poverty

Question 5

From a Marxist perspective,what keeps relations between employees and employers antagonistic?

Accepted Answer

A)  differences in moral values 
B)  differences in work ethic 
C)  differences in income 
D)  differences in material interests 
A)  differences in moral values 
B)  differences in work ethic 
C)  differences in income 
D)  differences in material interests

Question 6

Joan goes to get a payday loan because she needs to pay her rent and a dental bill for her son.To what social class is she most likely to belong?

Accepted Answer

A)  upper-middle class 
B)  middle class 
C)  underclass 
D)  working poor 
A)  upper-middle class 
B)  middle class 
C)  underclass 
D)  working poor

Question 7

What percentage of the income "pie" do the poorest households receive?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 percent 
B)  3 percent 
C)  4 percent 
D)  10 percent 
A)  1 percent 
B)  3 percent 
C)  4 percent 
D)  10 percent

Question 8

What term is used to describe a level of economic deprivation in which people are unable to maintain an average standard of living?

Accepted Answer

A)  event-driven poverty 
B)  relative poverty 
C)  absolute poverty 
D)  contingent poverty 
A)  event-driven poverty 
B)  relative poverty 
C)  absolute poverty 
D)  contingent poverty

Question 9

Which statement would a feminist theorist agree with?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indigenous children are much less likely to live in poverty than non-Indigenous children. 
B)  As long as they make wise financial decisions,parents with limited resources can provide the same educational opportunities for their children as middle-class families. 
C)  Inequality is on the decline,as evidenced in rising upward mobility through achievements in schools,especially among working-class children. 
D)  Given the combined effect of gender and class inequality,women in the labour force experience a double ghetto and second shift. 
A)  Indigenous children are much less likely to live in poverty than non-Indigenous children. 
B)  As long as they make wise financial decisions,parents with limited resources can provide the same educational opportunities for their children as middle-class families. 
C)  Inequality is on the decline,as evidenced in rising upward mobility through achievements in schools,especially among working-class children. 
D)  Given the combined effect of gender and class inequality,women in the labour force experience a double ghetto and second shift.

Question 10

Discuss how Weber expands on Marx's notion of class structure.

Accepted Answer

Weber uses a multidimensional approach t

Question 11

Discuss how the introduction of computers and other technology has resulted in job deskilling.Provide an example.

Accepted Answer

Job deskilling refers to a red

Question 12

Erin has a learning disability and has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.Which of the following is her most likely experience in the workplace?

Accepted Answer

A)  She has been excluded from work because of her disability. 
B)  She is unlikely to confront environmental barriers in the workplace,given the advent of anti-discrimination policies. 
C)  She has fewer opportunities today than she would have had in the past. 
D)  She is doubly disadvantaged and will experience discrimination as a woman and as a person with a disability. 
A)  She has been excluded from work because of her disability. 
B)  She is unlikely to confront environmental barriers in the workplace,given the advent of anti-discrimination policies. 
C)  She has fewer opportunities today than she would have had in the past. 
D)  She is doubly disadvantaged and will experience discrimination as a woman and as a person with a disability.

Question 13

Which statement best reflects the symbolic interactionist perspective on social inequality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social inequality is necessary for the smooth functioning of society. 
B)  People with economic power are able to distribute opportunities for their own benefit. 
C)  Gender and class have a combined effect that results in groups being doubly oppressed. 
D)  Deference confirms inequality between individuals in different social class positions. 
A)  Social inequality is necessary for the smooth functioning of society. 
B)  People with economic power are able to distribute opportunities for their own benefit. 
C)  Gender and class have a combined effect that results in groups being doubly oppressed. 
D)  Deference confirms inequality between individuals in different social class positions.

Question 14

Which statement reflects a functionalist perspective on education?

Accepted Answer

A)  Schools are agencies that reproduce the capitalist system. 
B)  Education perpetuates social inequality. 
C)  Students in poor neighbourhoods lack essential equipment and teaching resources. 
D)  Education is an elevator to social mobility. 
A)  Schools are agencies that reproduce the capitalist system. 
B)  Education perpetuates social inequality. 
C)  Students in poor neighbourhoods lack essential equipment and teaching resources. 
D)  Education is an elevator to social mobility.

Question 15

What kind of impression about social class are popular television game shows that give away large sums of money framed to give viewers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Upward social mobility is possible and available with little effort or time. 
B)  Downward social mobility is likely,especially without time and effort at maintaining one's lifestyle. 
C)  Upward and downward social mobility are the result of chance. 
D)  Winning game shows is a popular strategy to achieve upward social mobility. 
A)  Upward social mobility is possible and available with little effort or time. 
B)  Downward social mobility is likely,especially without time and effort at maintaining one's lifestyle. 
C)  Upward and downward social mobility are the result of chance. 
D)  Winning game shows is a popular strategy to achieve upward social mobility.

Question 16

Kim owns a major corporation that manufactures energy drinks.What class is Kim part of?

Accepted Answer

A)  capitalist 
B)  managerial 
C)  small business 
D)  large business 
A)  capitalist 
B)  managerial 
C)  small business 
D)  large business

Question 17

Hunger is a contemporary social problem in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Yees are a prominent family in southern Ontario who live in an $8.5 million home that has been in the family for generations.Where do they fit in a Weberian class model?

Accepted Answer

A)  upper-upper class 
B)  lower-upper class 
C)  upper-middle class 
D)  lower class 
A)  upper-upper class 
B)  lower-upper class 
C)  upper-middle class 
D)  lower class

Question 19

What do contemporary Marxian models do to examine class?

Accepted Answer

A)  They attempt to determine how much income individuals make. 
B)  They attempt to determine the amount of power,prestige,and wealth associated with an individual's job. 
C)  They attempt to determine the extent to which money controls an individual's decision making. 
D)  They attempt to determine the degree of control an individual has over the decision-making process and extent he or she can plan his or her work. 
A)  They attempt to determine how much income individuals make. 
B)  They attempt to determine the amount of power,prestige,and wealth associated with an individual's job. 
C)  They attempt to determine the extent to which money controls an individual's decision making. 
D)  They attempt to determine the degree of control an individual has over the decision-making process and extent he or she can plan his or her work.

Question 20

Which social class do physicians,lawyers,and corporate managers belong to?

Accepted Answer

A)  upper class 
B)  upper-middle class 
C)  middle-class 
D)  lower-middle class 
A)  upper class 
B)  upper-middle class 
C)  middle-class 
D)  lower-middle class

Exam 9: Global Stratification

In which dimension do Mother Teresa and other people whose life work is primarily to help the less fortunate rate highly?

Jarred has a wife and two boys.He works full-time for minimum wage.Which of the following best reflects his family's financial situation?

A man in his 40s dies during a winter night while sleeping under a staircase on a downtown street.Which statement best describes his situation?

Which term refers to the trend in which women are disproportionately represented among individuals living in poverty?

From a Marxist perspective,what keeps relations between employees and employers antagonistic?

Joan goes to get a payday loan because she needs to pay her rent and a dental bill for her son.To what social class is she most likely to belong?

What percentage of the income "pie" do the poorest households receive?

What term is used to describe a level of economic deprivation in which people are unable to maintain an average standard of living?

Which statement would a feminist theorist agree with?

Discuss how Weber expands on Marx's notion of class structure.

Discuss how the introduction of computers and other technology has resulted in job deskilling.Provide an example.

Erin has a learning disability and has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.Which of the following is her most likely experience in the workplace?

Which statement best reflects the symbolic interactionist perspective on social inequality?

Which statement reflects a functionalist perspective on education?

What kind of impression about social class are popular television game shows that give away large sums of money framed to give viewers?

Kim owns a major corporation that manufactures energy drinks.What class is Kim part of?

Hunger is a contemporary social problem in Canada.

The Yees are a prominent family in southern Ontario who live in an $8.5 million home that has been in the family for generations.Where do they fit in a Weberian class model?

What do contemporary Marxian models do to examine class?

Which social class do physicians,lawyers,and corporate managers belong to?

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