Question 1

In class systems, social categories are less clearly defined than they are in caste systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

As surprising as it may seem, in the United States, poor people typically have better health than rich people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The belief that social inequality is fair because social position reflects personal talent and effort is an ideology that is

Accepted Answer

A)  most widely found in classless societies. 
B)  found equally in all societies. 
C)  most widely found in caste systems. 
D)  most widely found in class systems. 
A)  most widely found in classless societies. 
B)  found equally in all societies. 
C)  most widely found in caste systems. 
D)  most widely found in class systems.

Question 4

If you lived in a society with a traditional caste system, you would expect your marriage to be

Accepted Answer

A)  polygamous. 
B)  endogamous. 
C)  basing marriage on romantic love. 
D)  exogamous. 
A)  polygamous. 
B)  endogamous. 
C)  basing marriage on romantic love. 
D)  exogamous.

Question 5

About 40 percent of U.S. families have little or no wealth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

While Marx thought of inequality in terms of two main classes, Weber

Accepted Answer

A)  saw today's societies as one large middle class. 
B)  considered all people to be more or less equal. 
C)  thought of inequality in terms of three main classes. 
D)  described a multidimensional status hierarchy. 
A)  saw today's societies as one large middle class. 
B)  considered all people to be more or less equal. 
C)  thought of inequality in terms of three main classes. 
D)  described a multidimensional status hierarchy.

Question 7

If you have a job that involves manual labor, you are doing

Accepted Answer

A)  white-collar work. 
B)  service work. 
C)  farming. 
D)  blue-collar work. 
A)  white-collar work. 
B)  service work. 
C)  farming. 
D)  blue-collar work.

Question 8

Karl Marx understood social stratification in high-income societies such as Great Britain and theUnited States as the product of capitalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Following Karl Marx's analysis, we would expect to find alienation among which category of people?

Accepted Answer

A)  the working people, or proletariat 
B)  government officials 
C)  the nobility 
D)  the rich factory owners 
A)  the working people, or proletariat 
B)  government officials 
C)  the nobility 
D)  the rich factory owners

Question 10

People in the United States do not judge each other according to the kind of work they do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Controlled for inflation, the average income of African Americans in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  has declined over the last three decades. 
B)  has changed little in the last three decades. 
C)  has risen dramatically over the last three decades. 
D)  has risen slowly and steadily over the last three decades. 
A)  has declined over the last three decades. 
B)  has changed little in the last three decades. 
C)  has risen dramatically over the last three decades. 
D)  has risen slowly and steadily over the last three decades.

Question 12

The more a society is a meritocracy, the greater the society's level of social mobility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Compared to the upper class, the middle class in the United States contains

Accepted Answer

A)  people with higher incomes. 
B)  far more racial and ethnic diversity. 
C)  more single people and many fewer families. 
D)  far more women. 
A)  people with higher incomes. 
B)  far more racial and ethnic diversity. 
C)  more single people and many fewer families. 
D)  far more women.

Question 14

Since July of 2009, the minimum wage in the United States has been set at

Accepted Answer

A)  $7.25 per hour. 
B)  $5.25 per hour. 
C)  $3.25 per hour. 
D)  $1.25 per hour. 
A)  $7.25 per hour. 
B)  $5.25 per hour. 
C)  $3.25 per hour. 
D)  $1.25 per hour.

Question 15

Most poor people in the United States live in or very close to absolute poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Today, U.S. workers have far fewer legal protections than U.S. workers had a century ago, when the industrial age was just beginning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Davis-Moore thesis is the assertion that social stratification is universal because it has beneficial consequences for the operation of a society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Roughly 40 to 45 percent of the U.S. population falls within which of the following social class categories?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

The concept "meritocracy" refers to social stratification

Accepted Answer

A)  as it is commonly found in agrarian societies. 
B)  based entirely on personal merit. 
C)  in which all people "know their place." 
D)  with no social mobility. 
A)  as it is commonly found in agrarian societies. 
B)  based entirely on personal merit. 
C)  in which all people "know their place." 
D)  with no social mobility.

Question 20

______refers to upward or downward social mobility of children in relation to their parents.

Accepted Answer

A)  Intergenerational social mobility 
B)  Intragenerational social mobility 
C)  Structural social mobility 
D)  Horizontal social mobility 
A)  Intergenerational social mobility 
B)  Intragenerational social mobility 
C)  Structural social mobility 
D)  Horizontal social mobility

In class systems, social categories are less clearly defined than they are in caste systems.

As surprising as it may seem, in the United States, poor people typically have better health than rich people.

The belief that social inequality is fair because social position reflects personal talent and effort is an ideology that is

If you lived in a society with a traditional caste system, you would expect your marriage to be

About 40 percent of U.S. families have little or no wealth.

While Marx thought of inequality in terms of two main classes, Weber

If you have a job that involves manual labor, you are doing

Karl Marx understood social stratification in high-income societies such as Great Britain and theUnited States as the product of capitalism.

Following Karl Marx's analysis, we would expect to find alienation among which category of people?

People in the United States do not judge each other according to the kind of work they do.

Controlled for inflation, the average income of African Americans in the United States

The more a society is a meritocracy, the greater the society's level of social mobility.

Compared to the upper class, the middle class in the United States contains

Since July of 2009, the minimum wage in the United States has been set at

Most poor people in the United States live in or very close to absolute poverty.

Today, U.S. workers have far fewer legal protections than U.S. workers had a century ago, when the industrial age was just beginning.

The Davis-Moore thesis is the assertion that social stratification is universal because it has beneficial consequences for the operation of a society.

Roughly 40 to 45 percent of the U.S. population falls within which of the following social class categories?

The concept "meritocracy" refers to social stratification

______refers to upward or downward social mobility of children in relation to their parents.

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Exam 8: Social Stratification

In class systems, social categories are less clearly defined than they are in caste systems.

As surprising as it may seem, in the United States, poor people typically have better health than rich people.

The belief that social inequality is fair because social position reflects personal talent and effort is an ideology that is

If you lived in a society with a traditional caste system, you would expect your marriage to be

About 40 percent of U.S. families have little or no wealth.

While Marx thought of inequality in terms of two main classes, Weber

If you have a job that involves manual labor, you are doing

Karl Marx understood social stratification in high-income societies such as Great Britain and theUnited States as the product of capitalism.

Following Karl Marx's analysis, we would expect to find alienation among which category of people?

People in the United States do not judge each other according to the kind of work they do.

Controlled for inflation, the average income of African Americans in the United States

The more a society is a meritocracy, the greater the society's level of social mobility.

Compared to the upper class, the middle class in the United States contains

Since July of 2009, the minimum wage in the United States has been set at

Most poor people in the United States live in or very close to absolute poverty.

Today, U.S. workers have far fewer legal protections than U.S. workers had a century ago, when the industrial age was just beginning.

The Davis-Moore thesis is the assertion that social stratification is universal because it has beneficial consequences for the operation of a society.

Roughly 40 to 45 percent of the U.S. population falls within which of the following social class categories?

The concept "meritocracy" refers to social stratification

______refers to upward or downward social mobility of children in relation to their parents.

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Culture

Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Deviance

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Economics and Politics

Family and Religion

Education, Health, and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

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