Question 1

In the United States, college-educated individuals have on average __________ percent more income than those without a college education.

Accepted Answer

A)  40 
B)  75 
C)  80 
D)  100 
A)  40 
B)  75 
C)  80 
D)  100

Question 2

There are actually three types of advantages in society. They include

Accepted Answer

A)  wealth. 
B)  power. 
C)  prestige. 
D)  all the above. 
A)  wealth. 
B)  power. 
C)  prestige. 
D)  all the above.

Question 3

Which of the following societies is not considered to be egalitarian?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nimpkish Native Americans 
B)  Mbuti Pygmies 
C)  the Yanomamo 
D)  the !Kung 
A)  Nimpkish Native Americans 
B)  Mbuti Pygmies 
C)  the Yanomamo 
D)  the !Kung

Question 4

Class societies may have social problems related to economics because

Accepted Answer

A)  groups of people have substantially greater or lesser access to economic resources and power. 
B)  nobody does very well economically in class societies. 
C)  everyone has the same amount of power but not economic resources. 
D)  everyone has the same economic resources but not power. 
A)  groups of people have substantially greater or lesser access to economic resources and power. 
B)  nobody does very well economically in class societies. 
C)  everyone has the same amount of power but not economic resources. 
D)  everyone has the same economic resources but not power.

Question 5

In ranked societies, chiefs are never

Accepted Answer

A)  granted more prestige than others in the society. 
B)  considered the "owners" of the group's land. 
C)  allowed to accumulate significantly more wealth than commoners. 
D)  set off from the others by special markings or clothes. 
A)  granted more prestige than others in the society. 
B)  considered the "owners" of the group's land. 
C)  allowed to accumulate significantly more wealth than commoners. 
D)  set off from the others by special markings or clothes.

Question 6

Egalitarian societies imply equality, but it actually does not mean that all people within such societies are the same. This is because

Accepted Answer

A)  there are always differences in people such as gender and age. 
B)  equality can never be achieved. 
C)  people might be intellectually the same. 
D)  even partial egalitarian societies have never existed. 
A)  there are always differences in people such as gender and age. 
B)  equality can never be achieved. 
C)  people might be intellectually the same. 
D)  even partial egalitarian societies have never existed.

Question 7

A __________ is a category of persons who all have about the same opportunity to obtain economic resources, power, and prestige.

Accepted Answer

A)  social group 
B)  class 
C)  open class 
D)  caste 
A)  social group 
B)  class 
C)  open class 
D)  caste

In the United States, college-educated individuals have on average __________ percent more income than those without a college education.

There are actually three types of advantages in society. They include

Which of the following societies is not considered to be egalitarian?

Class societies may have social problems related to economics because

In ranked societies, chiefs are never

Egalitarian societies imply equality, but it actually does not mean that all people within such societies are the same. This is because

A __________ is a category of persons who all have about the same opportunity to obtain economic resources, power, and prestige.

What Is Anthropology

History of Anthropological Theory

Research Methods in Anthropology

Genetics and Evolution

Human Variation and Adaptation

The Living Primates

Primate Evolution: From Early Primates to Hominoids

The First Hominids

The Origins of Culture and the Emergence of Homo

The Emergence of Homo Sapiens

The Upper Paleolithic World

Origins of Food Production and Settled Life

Origins of Cities and States

Culture and Culture Change

Communication and Language

Getting Food

Economic Systems

Culture and the Individual

Sex, Gender, and Culture

Marriage and the Family

Marital Residence and Kinship

Associations and Interest Groups

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Applied, Practicing, and Medical Anthropology

Global Problems

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Exam 18: Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

In the United States, college-educated individuals have on average __________ percent more income than those without a college education.

There are actually three types of advantages in society. They include

Which of the following societies is not considered to be egalitarian?

Class societies may have social problems related to economics because

In ranked societies, chiefs are never

Egalitarian societies imply equality, but it actually does not mean that all people within such societies are the same. This is because

A __________ is a category of persons who all have about the same opportunity to obtain economic resources, power, and prestige.

What Is Anthropology

History of Anthropological Theory

Research Methods in Anthropology

Genetics and Evolution

Human Variation and Adaptation

The Living Primates

Primate Evolution: From Early Primates to Hominoids

The First Hominids

The Origins of Culture and the Emergence of Homo

The Emergence of Homo Sapiens

The Upper Paleolithic World

Origins of Food Production and Settled Life

Origins of Cities and States

Culture and Culture Change

Communication and Language

Getting Food

Economic Systems

Culture and the Individual

Sex, Gender, and Culture

Marriage and the Family

Marital Residence and Kinship

Associations and Interest Groups

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Applied, Practicing, and Medical Anthropology

Global Problems

Filters