Question 1

Economic inequality is greatest among:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Ju/'hoansi. 
B)  the Inuit. 
C)  the people of the United States. 
D)  the Nuer. 
E)  the people of Bolivia. 
A)  the Ju/'hoansi. 
B)  the Inuit. 
C)  the people of the United States. 
D)  the Nuer. 
E)  the people of Bolivia.

Question 2

Social scientists estimate that there are,in reality,some six classes in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Karl Marx referred to the exploited working class,those who exchanged their labor for wages,as the:

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A)  bourgeoisie. 
B)  capitalists. 
C)  proletariat. 
D)  peons. 
E)  peasants. 
A)  bourgeoisie. 
B)  capitalists. 
C)  proletariat. 
D)  peons. 
E)  peasants.

Question 4

All complex societies are stratified.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In egalitarian societies,a few individuals will always have more wealth than others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Scientifically,what is a race?

Accepted Answer

It is an interbreeding populat

Question 7

Primogeniture is the exclusive right of the eldest son to his father's estate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which racial term was dropped from the U.S.Census after 1920?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black 
B)  White 
C)  Mulatto 
D)  Mestizo 
E)  Latino 
A)  Black 
B)  White 
C)  Mulatto 
D)  Mestizo 
E)  Latino

Question 9

What is the conflict theory of social stratification? How would conflict theory explain the organization of an egalitarian society?

Accepted Answer

The conflict theory of social stratifica

Question 10

As a scientific concept,race:

Accepted Answer

A)  is very significant because it gives us a clearer understanding of human behavior than the concept of culture provides. 
B)  is seldom, if ever, influenced by people's beliefs. 
C)  justifies the exclusion of some groups from the activities of others. 
D)  is not very significant because it gives us little insight into human behavior. 
E)  is the basis for distinguishing between different groups of people. 
A)  is very significant because it gives us a clearer understanding of human behavior than the concept of culture provides. 
B)  is seldom, if ever, influenced by people's beliefs. 
C)  justifies the exclusion of some groups from the activities of others. 
D)  is not very significant because it gives us little insight into human behavior. 
E)  is the basis for distinguishing between different groups of people.

Question 11

Genocides have occurred in all of the following countries except:

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A)  Rwanda. 
B)  Sudan. 
C)  Germany. 
D)  Yugoslavia. 
E)  Iceland. 
A)  Rwanda. 
B)  Sudan. 
C)  Germany. 
D)  Yugoslavia. 
E)  Iceland.

Question 12

Which statement about the term Dalit is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  It refers to the upper caste in Hindu India. 
B)  It means literally the "crushed" or "oppressed" people of India. 
C)  It is a more politically correct term for "Untouchables." 
D)  It refers to the caste of people relegated to performing the most menial tasks. 
E)  It is not considered a legitimate caste. 
A)  It refers to the upper caste in Hindu India. 
B)  It means literally the "crushed" or "oppressed" people of India. 
C)  It is a more politically correct term for "Untouchables." 
D)  It refers to the caste of people relegated to performing the most menial tasks. 
E)  It is not considered a legitimate caste.

Question 13

All of the following are arguments against the functionalist interpretation of social inequality except:

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A)  those who obtain higher education should be paid more because of the amount of job preparation that they have. 
B)  not all people in a society are motivated to maximize their wealth. 
C)  some populations do not have equal opportunities to compete for positions. 
D)  stratified societies do not always give the most valuable positions to those who most deserve them. 
E)  it is fundamentally an ethnocentric argument. 
A)  those who obtain higher education should be paid more because of the amount of job preparation that they have. 
B)  not all people in a society are motivated to maximize their wealth. 
C)  some populations do not have equal opportunities to compete for positions. 
D)  stratified societies do not always give the most valuable positions to those who most deserve them. 
E)  it is fundamentally an ethnocentric argument.

Question 14

In an egalitarian society:

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A)  there are no individuals who are more highly esteemed than others. 
B)  the most esteemed individuals have the most tools, therefore the most wealth. 
C)  there are as many positions of prestige as there are persons capable of filling them. 
D)  there are always a number of positions of power with no one to fill them. 
E)  there is no such thing as power or prestige. 
A)  there are no individuals who are more highly esteemed than others. 
B)  the most esteemed individuals have the most tools, therefore the most wealth. 
C)  there are as many positions of prestige as there are persons capable of filling them. 
D)  there are always a number of positions of power with no one to fill them. 
E)  there is no such thing as power or prestige.

Question 15

Which of the following are types of societies based on levels of social inequality?

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A)  band, tribe, chiefdom, and state 
B)  stratified, ascribed, and achieved 
C)  egalitarian and state societies 
D)  egalitarian, rank, and stratified 
E)  hunting and gathering, horticultural, pastoral, and agricultural 
A)  band, tribe, chiefdom, and state 
B)  stratified, ascribed, and achieved 
C)  egalitarian and state societies 
D)  egalitarian, rank, and stratified 
E)  hunting and gathering, horticultural, pastoral, and agricultural

Question 16

Which statement about the class system in the United States is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  All people have an equal chance of going from rags to riches. 
B)  The U.S. allows for the least amount of social mobility. 
C)  Most people stay in the same social class for their entire lives. 
D)  U.S. society places a higher value on ascribed status than on achieved status. 
E)  In the U.S. we have more characteristics of a caste society than a class one. 
A)  All people have an equal chance of going from rags to riches. 
B)  The U.S. allows for the least amount of social mobility. 
C)  Most people stay in the same social class for their entire lives. 
D)  U.S. society places a higher value on ascribed status than on achieved status. 
E)  In the U.S. we have more characteristics of a caste society than a class one.

Question 17

An example of genocide was the "ethnic cleansing" of the Serbian forces under President Slobodan Milosevic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the United States,which of the following would you not expect to be among the power elite?

Accepted Answer

A)  military commander 
B)  college professor 
C)  politician 
D)  corporate CEO 
E)  president of a bank 
A)  military commander 
B)  college professor 
C)  politician 
D)  corporate CEO 
E)  president of a bank

Question 19

Until the recent changes in South Africa in the 1990s,the repression of Blacks under the apartheid system was an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation. 
B)  legal protection of minorities. 
C)  long-term subjugation. 
D)  extermination. 
E)  population transfer. 
A)  assimilation. 
B)  legal protection of minorities. 
C)  long-term subjugation. 
D)  extermination. 
E)  population transfer.

Question 20

The U.S.Census data on race and ethnicity:

Accepted Answer

A)  is the only completely accurate measure of race in the United States. 
B)  is constantly changing because of problems of definition and categorization. 
C)  has become increasingly accurate over the last four decades. 
D)  is completely wrong and has no use at all as national data. 
E)  is no longer collected. 
A)  is the only completely accurate measure of race in the United States. 
B)  is constantly changing because of problems of definition and categorization. 
C)  has become increasingly accurate over the last four decades. 
D)  is completely wrong and has no use at all as national data. 
E)  is no longer collected.

Economic inequality is greatest among:

Social scientists estimate that there are,in reality,some six classes in the United States.

Karl Marx referred to the exploited working class,those who exchanged their labor for wages,as the:

All complex societies are stratified.

In egalitarian societies,a few individuals will always have more wealth than others.

Scientifically,what is a race?

Primogeniture is the exclusive right of the eldest son to his father's estate.

Which racial term was dropped from the U.S.Census after 1920?

What is the conflict theory of social stratification? How would conflict theory explain the organization of an egalitarian society?

As a scientific concept,race:

Genocides have occurred in all of the following countries except:

Which statement about the term Dalit is false?

All of the following are arguments against the functionalist interpretation of social inequality except:

In an egalitarian society:

Which of the following are types of societies based on levels of social inequality?

Which statement about the class system in the United States is true?

An example of genocide was the "ethnic cleansing" of the Serbian forces under President Slobodan Milosevic.

In the United States,which of the following would you not expect to be among the power elite?

Until the recent changes in South Africa in the 1990s,the repression of Blacks under the apartheid system was an example of:

The U.S.Census data on race and ethnicity:

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Exam 12: Social Stratification

Economic inequality is greatest among:

Social scientists estimate that there are,in reality,some six classes in the United States.

Karl Marx referred to the exploited working class,those who exchanged their labor for wages,as the:

All complex societies are stratified.

In egalitarian societies,a few individuals will always have more wealth than others.

Scientifically,what is a race?

Primogeniture is the exclusive right of the eldest son to his father's estate.

Which racial term was dropped from the U.S.Census after 1920?

What is the conflict theory of social stratification? How would conflict theory explain the organization of an egalitarian society?

As a scientific concept,race:

Genocides have occurred in all of the following countries except:

Which statement about the term Dalit is false?

All of the following are arguments against the functionalist interpretation of social inequality except:

In an egalitarian society:

Which of the following are types of societies based on levels of social inequality?

Which statement about the class system in the United States is true?

An example of genocide was the "ethnic cleansing" of the Serbian forces under President Slobodan Milosevic.

In the United States,which of the following would you not expect to be among the power elite?

Until the recent changes in South Africa in the 1990s,the repression of Blacks under the apartheid system was an example of:

The U.S.Census data on race and ethnicity:

What is Anthropology?

The Concept of Culture

Applied Anthropology

The Growth of Anthropological Theory

Methods in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

Subsistence Patterns

Economics

Marriage and the Family

Kinship and Descent

Sex and Gender

Political Organization and Social Control

Supernatural Beliefs

Art

The Modern World Order, Global Challenges, and the Role of Applied Anthropology

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