Question 1

How is poverty defined in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  anybody who classifies themselves as poor,using certain strict guidelines 
B)  any individual or family that has not worked for income in the last six months 
C)  there is no official definition or official method for measuring poverty. 
D)  any individual or family that is in the lower one-tenth of the wealth distribution 
A)  anybody who classifies themselves as poor,using certain strict guidelines 
B)  any individual or family that has not worked for income in the last six months 
C)  there is no official definition or official method for measuring poverty. 
D)  any individual or family that is in the lower one-tenth of the wealth distribution

Question 2

According to Max Weber,where does social power come from in modern societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  a person's income level 
B)  a person's family position 
C)  a person's level of wealth 
D)  a person's position within bureaucracy 
A)  a person's income level 
B)  a person's family position 
C)  a person's level of wealth 
D)  a person's position within bureaucracy

Question 3

Jamal Donaldson has his sights on making it big in the business world and leading a large team.Currently,he has two employees.According to Erik Olin Wright's model,what is his class position?

Accepted Answer

A)  working class 
B)  capitalist class 
C)  managerial class 
D)  small-business class 
A)  working class 
B)  capitalist class 
C)  managerial class 
D)  small-business class

Question 4

Mary and her husband divorced after 25 years of marriage.Which of the following is Mary most likely to experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  feminization of poverty 
B)  multiple jeopardies 
C)  event-driven poverty 
D)  reshuffled poverty 
A)  feminization of poverty 
B)  multiple jeopardies 
C)  event-driven poverty 
D)  reshuffled poverty

Question 5

Mike used to work on the assembly line at General Motors in Oshawa,making over 20 dollars an hour.Recently an industrial robot was invented that is able to do the same job and requires a technician making only 10 dollars an hour to check the specifications twice per shift.What has happened to Mike's job?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was reclassified. 
B)  It was deskilled. 
C)  It was deindustrialized. 
D)  It was downsized. 
A)  It was reclassified. 
B)  It was deskilled. 
C)  It was deindustrialized. 
D)  It was downsized.

Question 6

Where would Dennis Gilbert and Joseph A.Kahl classify your dentist?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

As economic status increases,health status increases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What proportion of Canadian Indigenous people live in poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  one-quarter 
B)  one-third 
C)  one-half 
D)  two-thirds 
A)  one-quarter 
B)  one-third 
C)  one-half 
D)  two-thirds

Question 9

According to Erik Olin Wright's model,who holds most of the wealth and power in society?

Accepted Answer

A)  the upper class 
B)  the capitalist class 
C)  the managerial class 
D)  the entrepreneur class 
A)  the upper class 
B)  the capitalist class 
C)  the managerial class 
D)  the entrepreneur class

Question 10

Discuss Karl Marx's position on social inequality that results from the relation between capitalists and workers.

Accepted Answer

Karl Marx acknowledged social class as a

Question 11

Children born into poor families are at a much greater risk of dying during their first year of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In which system of stratification would Dave,a Christian,and Marta,a Muslim,NOT be permitted to marry?

Accepted Answer

A)  socioeconomic 
B)  slavery 
C)  caste 
D)  class 
A)  socioeconomic 
B)  slavery 
C)  caste 
D)  class

Question 13

What percentage of the income "pie" do the wealthiest 20 percent of households receive?

Accepted Answer

A)  45 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  65 percent 
D)  70 percent 
A)  45 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  65 percent 
D)  70 percent

Question 14

Martha is a recent immigrant to Canada and mother of three children.Which of the following will most likely be her situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  She will live in conditions of extreme poverty. 
B)  She will live in overcrowded housing and worry about being able to feed her children. 
C)  Her children will be taken away by social services. 
D)  She will have a higher income than her parents. 
A)  She will live in conditions of extreme poverty. 
B)  She will live in overcrowded housing and worry about being able to feed her children. 
C)  Her children will be taken away by social services. 
D)  She will have a higher income than her parents.

Question 15

Wright's model takes which of the following into account?

Accepted Answer

A)  job position and income levels 
B)  relationship to means of production 
C)  ownership and control of means of production and labour of others 
D)  place in class structure compared to others 
A)  job position and income levels 
B)  relationship to means of production 
C)  ownership and control of means of production and labour of others 
D)  place in class structure compared to others

Question 16

According to Marx,what is likely to happen to Carrie when she moves from designing,producing,and selling her own women's fashions and takes a job as a seamstress for a large design company?

Accepted Answer

A)  class conflict 
B)  alienation 
C)  exploitation 
D)  anomie 
A)  class conflict 
B)  alienation 
C)  exploitation 
D)  anomie

Question 17

Based on the low-income cutoff lines,when would an individual or family be considered poor?

Accepted Answer

A)  when they spend more than 90 percent of their income on food,clothing,and shelter 
B)  when they spend more than 70 percent of their income on food,clothing,and shelter 
C)  when they spend more than 50 percent of their income on food,clothing,and shelter 
D)  when they spend more than 40 percent of their income on food,clothing,and shelter 
A)  when they spend more than 90 percent of their income on food,clothing,and shelter 
B)  when they spend more than 70 percent of their income on food,clothing,and shelter 
C)  when they spend more than 50 percent of their income on food,clothing,and shelter 
D)  when they spend more than 40 percent of their income on food,clothing,and shelter

Question 18

Erik Olin Wright argued that classes in modern capitalism cannot be defined simply in terms of different levels of power,prestige,and wealth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Compare and contrast slavery,caste,and class systems.

Accepted Answer

Slavery is an extreme form of stratifica

Question 20

Which concept does Wright (1997)suggest is key to understanding Marx's assertion that interests are generated by class relations?

Accepted Answer

A)  alienation 
B)  exploitation 
C)  class conflict 
D)  false consciousness 
A)  alienation 
B)  exploitation 
C)  class conflict 
D)  false consciousness

Exam 9: Global Stratification

How is poverty defined in Canada?

According to Max Weber,where does social power come from in modern societies?

Jamal Donaldson has his sights on making it big in the business world and leading a large team.Currently,he has two employees.According to Erik Olin Wright's model,what is his class position?

Mary and her husband divorced after 25 years of marriage.Which of the following is Mary most likely to experience?

Where would Dennis Gilbert and Joseph A.Kahl classify your dentist?

As economic status increases,health status increases.

What proportion of Canadian Indigenous people live in poverty?

According to Erik Olin Wright's model,who holds most of the wealth and power in society?

Discuss Karl Marx's position on social inequality that results from the relation between capitalists and workers.

Children born into poor families are at a much greater risk of dying during their first year of life.

In which system of stratification would Dave,a Christian,and Marta,a Muslim,NOT be permitted to marry?

What percentage of the income "pie" do the wealthiest 20 percent of households receive?

Martha is a recent immigrant to Canada and mother of three children.Which of the following will most likely be her situation?

Wright's model takes which of the following into account?

According to Marx,what is likely to happen to Carrie when she moves from designing,producing,and selling her own women's fashions and takes a job as a seamstress for a large design company?

Based on the low-income cutoff lines,when would an individual or family be considered poor?

Erik Olin Wright argued that classes in modern capitalism cannot be defined simply in terms of different levels of power,prestige,and wealth.

Compare and contrast slavery,caste,and class systems.

Which concept does Wright (1997)suggest is key to understanding Marx's assertion that interests are generated by class relations?

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