Question 1

In Weber's terms, how do status groups differ from classes?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are based on power. 
B)  They are based on labour market position. 
C)  They are based on prestige and way of life. 
D)  They are based on ethnic and racial identity. 
A)  They are based on power. 
B)  They are based on labour market position. 
C)  They are based on prestige and way of life. 
D)  They are based on ethnic and racial identity.

Question 2

How do income inequality and wealth inequality in Canada, measured by quintile shares, compare to each other?

Accepted Answer

A)  Income inequality is greater than wealth inequality. 
B)  Wealth inequality is greater than income inequality. 
C)  Wealth inequality is increasing, while income inequality is decreasing. 
D)  Income inequality is increasing, while wealth inequality is decreasing. 
A)  Income inequality is greater than wealth inequality. 
B)  Wealth inequality is greater than income inequality. 
C)  Wealth inequality is increasing, while income inequality is decreasing. 
D)  Income inequality is increasing, while wealth inequality is decreasing.

Question 3

According to Weber, which of the following terms refers to the ability to get one's own way, despite resistance?

Accepted Answer

A)  class 
B)  status 
C)  stratification 
D)  power 
A)  class 
B)  status 
C)  stratification 
D)  power

Question 4

According to the textbook, which of the following factors of employment income is social capital most closely associated with?

Accepted Answer

A)  effort 
B)  cultural capital 
C)  natural talent 
D)  education 
A)  effort 
B)  cultural capital 
C)  natural talent 
D)  education

Question 5

Which of the following theoretical orientations has the least interest in social stratification?

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic-interactionist 
B)  functionalist 
C)  Weberian 
D)  Marxist 
A)  symbolic-interactionist 
B)  functionalist 
C)  Weberian 
D)  Marxist

Question 6

Do Marxist, Weberian, and functionalist theories of classification justify interests of identifiable classes in capitalism? If yes, identify these classes and explain why you have chosen them.

Accepted Answer

Marxist, Weberian, and functionalist the

Question 7

Compare the usefulness of class analysis and functionalist analysis of stratification in explaining poverty.

Accepted Answer

Class analysis and functionalist analysi

Question 8

According to the textbook, what is the main effect of minimum-wage legislation?

Accepted Answer

A)  eradication of poverty 
B)  creation of a group of working poor 
C)  creation of a group of unemployed poor 
D)  motivation for the poor to escape poverty 
A)  eradication of poverty 
B)  creation of a group of working poor 
C)  creation of a group of unemployed poor 
D)  motivation for the poor to escape poverty

Question 9

Compare Marxist and Weberian understandings of classes in capitalism. Which better explains class divisions in today's Canada?

Accepted Answer

Marxist and Weberian understandings of c

Question 10

As she files her papers with her employer for retirement, Libby looks back over her career, comparing her current occupation with her first job. What is she examining?

Accepted Answer

A)  horizontal mobility 
B)  cyclical mobility 
C)  intergenerational mobility 
D)  intragenerational mobility 
A)  horizontal mobility 
B)  cyclical mobility 
C)  intergenerational mobility 
D)  intragenerational mobility

Question 11

Ryan is interested in working at a multinational corporation as a manager. In order to increase his chances of getting hired there, he has enrolled in the Business Administration program at his university. What is he investing in by going to university?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural capital 
B)  developmental capital 
C)  social capital 
D)  human capital 
A)  cultural capital 
B)  developmental capital 
C)  social capital 
D)  human capital

Question 12

Which of the following statements about the feminization of poverty is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women are more likely to be low-income earners than men. 
B)  The female-male poverty gap is largely a function of women's position in the labour market. 
C)  The low-income gap between women and men is growing. 
D)  Women typically live longer than men so their financial resources have more time to deplete. 
A)  Women are more likely to be low-income earners than men. 
B)  The female-male poverty gap is largely a function of women's position in the labour market. 
C)  The low-income gap between women and men is growing. 
D)  Women typically live longer than men so their financial resources have more time to deplete.

Question 13

According to the textbook, which wealthy country has the lowest income inequality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan 
B)  Ireland 
C)  the United States 
D)  Denmark 
A)  Japan 
B)  Ireland 
C)  the United States 
D)  Denmark

Question 14

Sebastian is five years old and lives in a poor single-parent family. In which of the following categories is popular mythology about poverty likely to put him?

Accepted Answer

A)  the undeserving poor 
B)  the deserving poor 
C)  the transitory poor 
D)  the permanently poor 
A)  the undeserving poor 
B)  the deserving poor 
C)  the transitory poor 
D)  the permanently poor

Question 15

The petite bourgeoisie does physical, factory labour in capitalist societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following kinds of people are best to have in one's social network in order to increase one's chances of high work rewards?

Accepted Answer

A)  members of the same cultural group 
B)  close friends 
C)  helpful people 
D)  well-positioned people 
A)  members of the same cultural group 
B)  close friends 
C)  helpful people 
D)  well-positioned people

Question 17

What is the main source of wealth for the three richest families in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  paper mills 
B)  media 
C)  inheritance 
D)  telecommunications 
A)  paper mills 
B)  media 
C)  inheritance 
D)  telecommunications

Question 18

Research suggests that individual attributes of the poor have no bearing on poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Mr. Ernesto owns a small workshop that makes fine leather shoes for men. He and his eight employees take great pride in their work, and they often put in long hours together to get orders produced on time. Which of the following terms characterizes Mr. Ernesto?

Accepted Answer

A)  lumpen-proletariat 
B)  proletariat 
C)  petite-bourgeoisie 
D)  bourgeoisie 
A)  lumpen-proletariat 
B)  proletariat 
C)  petite-bourgeoisie 
D)  bourgeoisie

Question 20

According to Marx, which of the following is the basis of a social class?

Accepted Answer

A)  its relationship to the means of production 
B)  its relationship to the industrial technology 
C)  its relationship to the company management 
D)  its relationship to the state 
A)  its relationship to the means of production 
B)  its relationship to the industrial technology 
C)  its relationship to the company management 
D)  its relationship to the state

Exam 8: Social Stratification

In Weber's terms, how do status groups differ from classes?

How do income inequality and wealth inequality in Canada, measured by quintile shares, compare to each other?

According to Weber, which of the following terms refers to the ability to get one's own way, despite resistance?

According to the textbook, which of the following factors of employment income is social capital most closely associated with?

Which of the following theoretical orientations has the least interest in social stratification?

Do Marxist, Weberian, and functionalist theories of classification justify interests of identifiable classes in capitalism? If yes, identify these classes and explain why you have chosen them.

Compare the usefulness of class analysis and functionalist analysis of stratification in explaining poverty.

According to the textbook, what is the main effect of minimum-wage legislation?

Compare Marxist and Weberian understandings of classes in capitalism. Which better explains class divisions in today's Canada?

As she files her papers with her employer for retirement, Libby looks back over her career, comparing her current occupation with her first job. What is she examining?

Ryan is interested in working at a multinational corporation as a manager. In order to increase his chances of getting hired there, he has enrolled in the Business Administration program at his university. What is he investing in by going to university?

Which of the following statements about the feminization of poverty is NOT true?

According to the textbook, which wealthy country has the lowest income inequality?

Sebastian is five years old and lives in a poor single-parent family. In which of the following categories is popular mythology about poverty likely to put him?

The petite bourgeoisie does physical, factory labour in capitalist societies.

Which of the following kinds of people are best to have in one's social network in order to increase one's chances of high work rewards?

What is the main source of wealth for the three richest families in Canada?

Research suggests that individual attributes of the poor have no bearing on poverty.

Mr. Ernesto owns a small workshop that makes fine leather shoes for men. He and his eight employees take great pride in their work, and they often put in long hours together to get orders produced on time. Which of the following terms characterizes Mr. Ernesto?

According to Marx, which of the following is the basis of a social class?

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