Question 1

According to Max Weber,authority rests on moral consent-"I comply with your demands not because you force me to but because I believe they are legitimate."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which families are the most at risk for poverty in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  females with non-full-time earnings and children 
B)  non-employed couples with children 
C)  non-employed males with children 
D)  non-employed females with children 
A)  females with non-full-time earnings and children 
B)  non-employed couples with children 
C)  non-employed males with children 
D)  non-employed females with children

Question 3

What term did Marx use to refer to the growth in workers' awareness of their exploitation under capitalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  false consciousness 
B)  social consciousness 
C)  class consciousness 
D)  worker consciousness 
A)  false consciousness 
B)  social consciousness 
C)  class consciousness 
D)  worker consciousness

Question 4

Why are Marilyn and Peter able to buy so much more for their family today than a family in the 1950s would have?

Accepted Answer

A)  because money is worth more now 
B)  because inflation is lower now than in the 1950s 
C)  because Marilyn and Peter both work for pay 
D)  because economic productivity decreased because workers' skills increased 
A)  because money is worth more now 
B)  because inflation is lower now than in the 1950s 
C)  because Marilyn and Peter both work for pay 
D)  because economic productivity decreased because workers' skills increased

Question 5

According to the textbook,how are patterns of income inequality usually depicted?

Accepted Answer

A)  as fractions 
B)  as quintiles 
C)  as ladders 
D)  as arithmetic means 
A)  as fractions 
B)  as quintiles 
C)  as ladders 
D)  as arithmetic means

Question 6

Chase and Riela are attempting to figure out their situation by subtracting what they still owe on their possessions from what all the possessions are worth.What is the term for what they are trying to figure out?

Accepted Answer

A)  income 
B)  wealth 
C)  social class 
D)  caste 
A)  income 
B)  wealth 
C)  social class 
D)  caste

Question 7

According to the textbook,which of the following is becoming an increasingly important determinant of income and occupation in Canada?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Discuss how social stratification pervades all aspects of social life.

Accepted Answer

Social stratification is the categorizat

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  its relationship to the means of production 
B)  its relationship to the industrial method of innovation 
C)  its relationship to the aristocracy 
D)  its relationship to the feudal system 
A)  its relationship to the means of production 
B)  its relationship to the industrial method of innovation 
C)  its relationship to the aristocracy 
D)  its relationship to the feudal system

Question 10

Why do writers and filmmakers often use "shipwrecks" to talk about society?

Accepted Answer

A)  because during a shipwreck, typical inequalities between people are stripped away 
B)  because shipwrecks provide an interesting story that most people relate to 
C)  because a shipwreck allows people to analyze the relationships between passengers 
D)  because shipwrecks provide a romantic backdrop for love stories 
A)  because during a shipwreck, typical inequalities between people are stripped away 
B)  because shipwrecks provide an interesting story that most people relate to 
C)  because a shipwreck allows people to analyze the relationships between passengers 
D)  because shipwrecks provide a romantic backdrop for love stories

Question 11

According to the textbook,which of the following signals weakness?

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of authority 
B)  the use of force 
C)  the overt display of prestige 
D)  the overt display of money 
A)  the use of authority 
B)  the use of force 
C)  the overt display of prestige 
D)  the overt display of money

Question 12

Compare and contrast the views of Karl Marx with Max Weber on social stratification.

Accepted Answer

Karl Marx and Max Weber were both influe

Question 13

Mr.Bigby owns a large boat sail manufacturing plant and employees 89 people to make his company's products,while he spends time mountaineering with friends.Which of the following Marxist terms characterizes Mr.Bigby?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Approximately what percentage of Canadians who experienced poverty during one year were able to bring themselves out of a poverty situation over a two-year period?

Accepted Answer

A)  90 percent 
B)  75 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  25 percent 
A)  90 percent 
B)  75 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  25 percent

Question 15

Explain the differences between wealth and income.

Accepted Answer

Wealth and income are two related but di

Question 16

What happens when lower-income Canadians spend more of their income on consumption?

Accepted Answer

A)  Regressive taxes hurt them more. 
B)  Progressive taxes hurt them more. 
C)  They are given tax credits to ensure progressive taxation does not hurt them. 
D)  They are given tax breaks to ensure that regressive taxation does not hurt them. 
A)  Regressive taxes hurt them more. 
B)  Progressive taxes hurt them more. 
C)  They are given tax credits to ensure progressive taxation does not hurt them. 
D)  They are given tax breaks to ensure that regressive taxation does not hurt them.

Question 17

Compare and contrast intragenerational and intergenerational mobility.

Accepted Answer

Intragenerational mobility refers to the

Question 18

According to the textbook,what makes something,like a piece of music,"in good taste?"

Accepted Answer

The concept of "good taste" in relation

Question 19

Discuss the differences between progressive and regressive taxation and their relative impacts on poverty.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the differences between progressive and regressive...

Question 20

Lifelong Toronto residents,Ron and Carol,together earn just over $22 000 annually,spending almost 60 percent of that on their basic necessities.Which of the following terms is used by advocates to describe their situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  poverty line 
B)  culture of poverty 
C)  at risk for poverty 
D)  generational poverty 
A)  poverty line 
B)  culture of poverty 
C)  at risk for poverty 
D)  generational poverty

Exam 8: Social Stratification

According to Max Weber,authority rests on moral consent-"I comply with your demands not because you force me to but because I believe they are legitimate."

Which families are the most at risk for poverty in Canada?

What term did Marx use to refer to the growth in workers' awareness of their exploitation under capitalism?

Why are Marilyn and Peter able to buy so much more for their family today than a family in the 1950s would have?

According to the textbook,how are patterns of income inequality usually depicted?

Chase and Riela are attempting to figure out their situation by subtracting what they still owe on their possessions from what all the possessions are worth.What is the term for what they are trying to figure out?

According to the textbook,which of the following is becoming an increasingly important determinant of income and occupation in Canada?

Discuss how social stratification pervades all aspects of social life.

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

Why do writers and filmmakers often use "shipwrecks" to talk about society?

According to the textbook,which of the following signals weakness?

Compare and contrast the views of Karl Marx with Max Weber on social stratification.

Mr.Bigby owns a large boat sail manufacturing plant and employees 89 people to make his company's products,while he spends time mountaineering with friends.Which of the following Marxist terms characterizes Mr.Bigby?

Approximately what percentage of Canadians who experienced poverty during one year were able to bring themselves out of a poverty situation over a two-year period?

Explain the differences between wealth and income.

What happens when lower-income Canadians spend more of their income on consumption?

Compare and contrast intragenerational and intergenerational mobility.

According to the textbook,what makes something,like a piece of music,"in good taste?"

Discuss the differences between progressive and regressive taxation and their relative impacts on poverty.

Lifelong Toronto residents,Ron and Carol,together earn just over $22 000 annually,spending almost 60 percent of that on their basic necessities.Which of the following terms is used by advocates to describe their situation?

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