Question 1

_____ poverty is not having enough money to afford the most basic necessities of life (i.e.,food,clothing,shelter).

Accepted Answer

A)  Absolute 
B)  Relative 
C)  Subjective 
D)  Objective 
E)  Unqualified 
A)  Absolute 
B)  Relative 
C)  Subjective 
D)  Objective 
E)  Unqualified

Question 2

Stratification is shaped through socialization,everyday interaction,and group membership.This statement best represents which theoretical perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict 
B)  functionalist 
C)  symbolic interactionist 
D)  feminist 
E)  exchange theory 
A)  conflict 
B)  functionalist 
C)  symbolic interactionist 
D)  feminist 
E)  exchange theory

Question 3

Approximately _____ percent of Americans will experience poverty at some time before age 65.

Accepted Answer

A)  8 
B)  33 
C)  50 
D)  60 
E)  75 
A)  8 
B)  33 
C)  50 
D)  60 
E)  75

Question 4

A person who starts as a carpenter's apprentice and works her way up to owning her own construction company has experienced ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  intergenerational mobility. 
B)  extragenerational mobility. 
C)  structural mobility. 
D)  exchange mobility. 
E)  intragenerational mobility. 
A)  intergenerational mobility. 
B)  extragenerational mobility. 
C)  structural mobility. 
D)  exchange mobility. 
E)  intragenerational mobility.

Question 5

Which of the following is not a structural factor that might affect social mobility?

Accepted Answer

A)  changes in the economy 
B)  mortality rates among the middle-aged 
C)  number of employment positions available 
D)  immigration 
E)  ethnicity 
A)  changes in the economy 
B)  mortality rates among the middle-aged 
C)  number of employment positions available 
D)  immigration 
E)  ethnicity

Question 6

Identify which social class the following description illustrates: Most families in this social class rely on two incomes to maintain a comfortable lifestyle.This social class is strongly influenced by taxes,inflation,and employment patterns.

Accepted Answer

A)  lower-upper class 
B)  upper-middle class 
C)  lower-middle class 
D)  working class 
E)  working poor 
A)  lower-upper class 
B)  upper-middle class 
C)  lower-middle class 
D)  working class 
E)  working poor

Question 7

Alexis is studying social class.She is asking individuals to rate their own social class standing.Which approach is Alexis using to measure social class?

Accepted Answer

A)  the subjective approach 
B)  the reputational approach 
C)  the objective approach 
D)  the individual approach 
E)  the dynamic approach 
A)  the subjective approach 
B)  the reputational approach 
C)  the objective approach 
D)  the individual approach 
E)  the dynamic approach

Question 8

More prestigious occupations involve

Accepted Answer

A)  more abstract thought and mental activity than low prestige occupations. 
B)  less abstract thought and mental activity than low prestige occupations. 
C)  more creative work than low prestige occupations. 
D)  less creative work than low prestige occupations. 
E)  less formal education than low prestige occupations. 
A)  more abstract thought and mental activity than low prestige occupations. 
B)  less abstract thought and mental activity than low prestige occupations. 
C)  more creative work than low prestige occupations. 
D)  less creative work than low prestige occupations. 
E)  less formal education than low prestige occupations.

Question 9

In _____ slavery,people are bought and sold as commodities.

Accepted Answer

A)  fiscal 
B)  stratified 
C)  transnational 
D)  traditional 
E)  chattel 
A)  fiscal 
B)  stratified 
C)  transnational 
D)  traditional 
E)  chattel

Question 10

Beverly is a secretary in the sociology department.Beverly accepted a new position in the President's Office,which would include a substantial salary increase.Beverly has experienced

Accepted Answer

A)  intergenerational mobility. 
B)  intragenerational mobility. 
C)  occupational mobility. 
D)  educational mobility. 
E)  perpendicular mobility. 
A)  intergenerational mobility. 
B)  intragenerational mobility. 
C)  occupational mobility. 
D)  educational mobility. 
E)  perpendicular mobility.

Question 11

Stratification systems are either open or closed.No stratification system can be both.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Single-mother families are most likely to be poor than married-couple families because of

Accepted Answer

A)  increases in divorce. 
B)  increases in unmarried childbearing. 
C)  increases in cohabitation. 
D)  increases in divorce and cohabitation. 
E)  increases in divorce and unmarried childbearing. 
A)  increases in divorce. 
B)  increases in unmarried childbearing. 
C)  increases in cohabitation. 
D)  increases in divorce and cohabitation. 
E)  increases in divorce and unmarried childbearing.

Question 13

An estimated _____ million Americans are likely to experience homelessness in a given year.

Accepted Answer

A) 0.5 
B) 2.0 
C) 3.5 
D) 7.5 
E) 12.5 
A) 0.5 
B) 2.0 
C) 3.5 
D) 7.5 
E) 12.5

Question 14

Identify which social class the following description illustrates: People in this social class are chronically unemployed and persistently poor.

Accepted Answer

A)  upper-middle class 
B)  lower-middle class 
C)  working class 
D)  working poor 
E)  underclass 
A)  upper-middle class 
B)  lower-middle class 
C)  working class 
D)  working poor 
E)  underclass

Question 15

Which of the following groups is most likely to be homeless?

Accepted Answer

A)  single men 
B)  single women 
C)  elderly 
D)  children 
E)  families 
A)  single men 
B)  single women 
C)  elderly 
D)  children 
E)  families

Question 16

According to _____,those who dominate the world economy penetrate the economies of low-income countries because workers depend on external markets for jobs.

Accepted Answer

A)  modernization theory 
B)  attitudinal theory 
C)  dependency theory 
D)  traditional theory 
E)  world-systems theory 
A)  modernization theory 
B)  attitudinal theory 
C)  dependency theory 
D)  traditional theory 
E)  world-systems theory

Question 17

Do you think that the U.S.stratification system is based on a meritocracy? In your answer,discuss the dimensions of stratification and social class.

Accepted Answer

The U.S. stratification system is not en

Question 18

Most social mobility is small - people move only short distances up or down the social ladder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Karl Marx argued that capitalism benefits the rich and that society would ultimately be reduced to just two classes: _____ and _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  middle; lower 
B)  lower; upper 
C)  bourgeoisie; lower 
D)  bourgeoisie; proletariat 
E)  proletariat; capitalist 
A)  middle; lower 
B)  lower; upper 
C)  bourgeoisie; lower 
D)  bourgeoisie; proletariat 
E)  proletariat; capitalist

Question 20

Which of the following is true about the poor in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  The poor do not work. 
B)  All poor people are on welfare. 
C)  A growing proportion of the poor are single mothers. 
D)  Child poverty rates in the U.S are the lowest in the industrial world. 
E)  All poor people are either crazy or lazy. 
A)  The poor do not work. 
B)  All poor people are on welfare. 
C)  A growing proportion of the poor are single mothers. 
D)  Child poverty rates in the U.S are the lowest in the industrial world. 
E)  All poor people are either crazy or lazy.

_____ poverty is not having enough money to afford the most basic necessities of life (i.e.,food,clothing,shelter).

Stratification is shaped through socialization,everyday interaction,and group membership.This statement best represents which theoretical perspective?

Approximately _____ percent of Americans will experience poverty at some time before age 65.

A person who starts as a carpenter's apprentice and works her way up to owning her own construction company has experienced ____________.

Which of the following is not a structural factor that might affect social mobility?

Identify which social class the following description illustrates: Most families in this social class rely on two incomes to maintain a comfortable lifestyle.This social class is strongly influenced by taxes,inflation,and employment patterns.

Alexis is studying social class.She is asking individuals to rate their own social class standing.Which approach is Alexis using to measure social class?

More prestigious occupations involve

In _____ slavery,people are bought and sold as commodities.

Beverly is a secretary in the sociology department.Beverly accepted a new position in the President's Office,which would include a substantial salary increase.Beverly has experienced

Stratification systems are either open or closed.No stratification system can be both.

Single-mother families are most likely to be poor than married-couple families because of

An estimated _____ million Americans are likely to experience homelessness in a given year.

Identify which social class the following description illustrates: People in this social class are chronically unemployed and persistently poor.

Which of the following groups is most likely to be homeless?

According to _____,those who dominate the world economy penetrate the economies of low-income countries because workers depend on external markets for jobs.

Do you think that the U.S.stratification system is based on a meritocracy? In your answer,discuss the dimensions of stratification and social class.

Most social mobility is small - people move only short distances up or down the social ladder.

Karl Marx argued that capitalism benefits the rich and that society would ultimately be reduced to just two classes: _ and _.

Which of the following is true about the poor in the United States?

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_____ poverty is not having enough money to afford the most basic necessities of life (i.e.,food,clothing,shelter).

Stratification is shaped through socialization,everyday interaction,and group membership.This statement best represents which theoretical perspective?

Approximately _____ percent of Americans will experience poverty at some time before age 65.

A person who starts as a carpenter's apprentice and works her way up to owning her own construction company has experienced ____________.

Which of the following is not a structural factor that might affect social mobility?

Identify which social class the following description illustrates: Most families in this social class rely on two incomes to maintain a comfortable lifestyle.This social class is strongly influenced by taxes,inflation,and employment patterns.

Alexis is studying social class.She is asking individuals to rate their own social class standing.Which approach is Alexis using to measure social class?

More prestigious occupations involve

In _____ slavery,people are bought and sold as commodities.

Beverly is a secretary in the sociology department.Beverly accepted a new position in the President's Office,which would include a substantial salary increase.Beverly has experienced

Stratification systems are either open or closed.No stratification system can be both.

Single-mother families are most likely to be poor than married-couple families because of

An estimated _____ million Americans are likely to experience homelessness in a given year.

Identify which social class the following description illustrates: People in this social class are chronically unemployed and persistently poor.

Which of the following groups is most likely to be homeless?

According to _____,those who dominate the world economy penetrate the economies of low-income countries because workers depend on external markets for jobs.

Do you think that the U.S.stratification system is based on a meritocracy? In your answer,discuss the dimensions of stratification and social class.

Most social mobility is small - people move only short distances up or down the social ladder.

Karl Marx argued that capitalism benefits the rich and that society would ultimately be reduced to just two classes: _____ and _____.

Which of the following is true about the poor in the United States?

Thinking Like A Sociologist

Examining Our Social World

Culture

Socialization

Social Interaction And Social Structure

Social Groups, Organizations, And Social Institutions

Deviance, Crime, And The Criminal Justice System

Gender And Sexuality

Race And Ethnicity

Government And Politics

Families And Aging

Education & Religion

Health And Medicine

Population, Urbanization, And The Environment

Social Change: Collective Behavior, Social Movements, And Technology

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Karl Marx argued that capitalism benefits the rich and that society would ultimately be reduced to just two classes: _ and _.