Question 1

Marx's definition of workers is no longer relevant to advanced capitalist societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is the "deindustrialization of North America"?

Accepted Answer

A)  a transformation from steam power to nuclear power 
B)  the loss of a large number of jobs due to automation and the transfer of jobs to other countries 
C)  a trend in which workers,having obtained higher education than in the past,are unwilling to take industrial jobs 
D)  a drastic increase in factory and other hourly rated jobs 
A)  a transformation from steam power to nuclear power 
B)  the loss of a large number of jobs due to automation and the transfer of jobs to other countries 
C)  a trend in which workers,having obtained higher education than in the past,are unwilling to take industrial jobs 
D)  a drastic increase in factory and other hourly rated jobs

Question 3

What percentage of Canadians make up the working poor?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  20 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  40 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  20 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  40 percent

Question 4

Which of the following provinces/territories has the lowest annual family income (according to the 2012 Census)?

Accepted Answer

A)  British Columbia 
B)  Yukon 
C)  Nova Scotia 
D)  Manitoba 
A)  British Columbia 
B)  Yukon 
C)  Nova Scotia 
D)  Manitoba

Question 5

Andrea is able to get her children to stay in bed even though they protest.Which of the following is Andrea using?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a key finding from the UNICEF report on Child Poverty in Rich Nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many countries with low poverty rates have relatively low wealth rankings. 
B)  Some of the wealthiest nations have the highest poverty rates. 
C)  Nations with low levels of poverty have invested substantially into family policies. 
D)  A nation's level of wealth determines its ability to prevent children from becoming poor. 
A)  Many countries with low poverty rates have relatively low wealth rankings. 
B)  Some of the wealthiest nations have the highest poverty rates. 
C)  Nations with low levels of poverty have invested substantially into family policies. 
D)  A nation's level of wealth determines its ability to prevent children from becoming poor.

Question 7

List the levels of the social class structure in Canadian society according to Gilbert (2011).

Accepted Answer

The social class structure in

Question 8

Most of the wealthiest people in Canada have inherited their fortunes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In which system of stratification would a couple have the easiest time moving within social structure?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Intergenerational mobility is the social movement experienced by family members from one generation to the next.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Bill Gates,Sidney Crosby,and Kelly Clarkson fit in which model of social class?

Accepted Answer

A)  middle class 
B)  elite class 
C)  old money 
D)  new rich 
A)  middle class 
B)  elite class 
C)  old money 
D)  new rich

Question 12

What would likely help people on the lowest rungs of the social class ladder to achieve upward social mobility?

Accepted Answer

A)  adequate social assistance 
B)  satisfactory employment opportunities 
C)  equal treatment by other members of society 
D)  a safe environment in which to raise children 
A)  adequate social assistance 
B)  satisfactory employment opportunities 
C)  equal treatment by other members of society 
D)  a safe environment in which to raise children

Question 13

Sociologists often use a combined measure that attempts to classify individuals,families,or households in terms of indicators such as income,occupation,and education to determine class location.What is this measure called?

Accepted Answer

A)  social class 
B)  social standing 
C)  prestige ranking 
D)  socioeconomic status 
A)  social class 
B)  social standing 
C)  prestige ranking 
D)  socioeconomic status

Question 14

What kind of theorist would argue that within any class,women hold a subordinate position?

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict theorist 
B)  functionalist theorist 
C)  interactionist theorist 
D)  feminist theorist 
A)  conflict theorist 
B)  functionalist theorist 
C)  interactionist theorist 
D)  feminist theorist

Question 15

Educational opportunities and life chances are indirectly linked.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following assumptions does the Davis-Moore thesis make?

Accepted Answer

A)  We experience conflict between those who own the means of production and those who work for wages. 
B)  We have an equal distribution of valued goods in our society. 
C)  We have considerable social mobility in our society. 
D)  We live in a meritocracy. 
A)  We experience conflict between those who own the means of production and those who work for wages. 
B)  We have an equal distribution of valued goods in our society. 
C)  We have considerable social mobility in our society. 
D)  We live in a meritocracy.

Question 17

Which of the following family types is least likely to experience poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  couples with children 
B)  unattached women over 65 
C)  unattached men over 65 
D)  couples without children 
A)  couples with children 
B)  unattached women over 65 
C)  unattached men over 65 
D)  couples without children

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a feature of relative poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  People do not have the means to secure basic necessities. 
B)  People are unable to maintain an average standard of living. 
C)  People have the means to secure basic necessities. 
D)  People live in societies that are based on principles equity. 
A)  People do not have the means to secure basic necessities. 
B)  People are unable to maintain an average standard of living. 
C)  People have the means to secure basic necessities. 
D)  People live in societies that are based on principles equity.

Question 19

Which statement accurately describes the relationship between income and physical and mental health?

Accepted Answer

A)  People who are wealthy and well educated are more likely to be healthy than are poor people. 
B)  Research about the effects of income and health is largely inconclusive due to individual differences and uncontrollable lifestyle factors. 
C)  The poor have the same life expectancy as people who are wealthy,but they have less access to resources later in life. 
D)  People with high incomes live in conditions of excess that produce more cardiovascular problems later in life relative to those in poverty. 
A)  People who are wealthy and well educated are more likely to be healthy than are poor people. 
B)  Research about the effects of income and health is largely inconclusive due to individual differences and uncontrollable lifestyle factors. 
C)  The poor have the same life expectancy as people who are wealthy,but they have less access to resources later in life. 
D)  People with high incomes live in conditions of excess that produce more cardiovascular problems later in life relative to those in poverty.

Question 20

Which of the following accurately represents the ideas of Marx's theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  exploitation $\rightarrow$ alienation $\rightarrow$ class conflict 
B)  alienation $\rightarrow$ exploitation $\rightarrow$ class conflict 
C)  class conflict $\rightarrow$ alienation $\rightarrow$ exploitation 
D)  class conflict $\rightarrow$ exploitation $\rightarrow$ alienation 
A)  exploitation $\rightarrow$ alienation $\rightarrow$ class conflict 
B)  alienation $\rightarrow$ exploitation $\rightarrow$ class conflict 
C)  class conflict $\rightarrow$ alienation $\rightarrow$ exploitation 
D)  class conflict $\rightarrow$ exploitation $\rightarrow$ alienation

Exam 9: Global Stratification

Marx's definition of workers is no longer relevant to advanced capitalist societies.

What is the "deindustrialization of North America"?

What percentage of Canadians make up the working poor?

Which of the following provinces/territories has the lowest annual family income (according to the 2012 Census)?

Andrea is able to get her children to stay in bed even though they protest.Which of the following is Andrea using?

Which of the following is NOT a key finding from the UNICEF report on Child Poverty in Rich Nations?

List the levels of the social class structure in Canadian society according to Gilbert (2011).

Most of the wealthiest people in Canada have inherited their fortunes.

In which system of stratification would a couple have the easiest time moving within social structure?

Intergenerational mobility is the social movement experienced by family members from one generation to the next.

Bill Gates,Sidney Crosby,and Kelly Clarkson fit in which model of social class?

What would likely help people on the lowest rungs of the social class ladder to achieve upward social mobility?

Sociologists often use a combined measure that attempts to classify individuals,families,or households in terms of indicators such as income,occupation,and education to determine class location.What is this measure called?

What kind of theorist would argue that within any class,women hold a subordinate position?

Educational opportunities and life chances are indirectly linked.

Which of the following assumptions does the Davis-Moore thesis make?

Which of the following family types is least likely to experience poverty?

Which of the following is NOT a feature of relative poverty?

Which statement accurately describes the relationship between income and physical and mental health?

Which of the following accurately represents the ideas of Marx's theory?

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