Exam 6: Social Stratification-Canadian and Global Perspectives

Ryan is interested in working at a multinational corporation as a manager. In order to increase his chances of getting hired there, he has enrolled in the Business Administration program at his university. What is he investing in by going to university?

Describe each of the following factors that contribute to income inequality: natural talent, effort, skill-rich environments, developed skills, and social and cultural capital.

Briefly describe the role that politics can play in alleviating poverty in Canada.

Which of the following nations was once a relatively underdeveloped country in which communism developed?

According to the textbook, which of the following illustrates the value Canadians accord to self-reliance and individualism?

Which of the following best describes the majority of the poor?

Explain how the definitions and measures of poverty influence the flow of resources in fighting poverty. Provide examples.

According to Marx, class conflict is not inevitable. Class conflict arises only where one class systematically excludes the other classes in that society from an equal share in the benefits of that society.

Describe the income differences that define global stratification. Explain whether the gap between rich and poor countries is widening or narrowing.

In Weber's view, which of the following do the possession of goods, opportunities for income, level of education, and degree of technical skill make up?

Which of the following theoretical perspectives emphasizes the increased centrality of education as a factor in economic success?

Janet was chatting with her grandfather about how times have changed since his youth. It turns out that Janet and her husband earn about the average income for Canadians in 2011. Thinking back to 1951, her grandfather figured out that his family income would also have been about the average income of Canadian families. How much higher would Janet's family income be compared to her grandfather's?

In an open society, one's chances for social mobility are based on which of the following?

Because of improvements in communication technology, for the first time sociologists are able to calculate to a very high degree of accuracy how many homeless people there are in Canada.

Carla and Stephanie have both recently graduated from university with a degree in electrical engineering. They both graduated with the same, very high grades. They have both applied for the same position in a prestigious engineering firm. An important part of the job they are interviewing for involves meeting with clients to discuss the details of multi-million dollar contracts. Stephanie prefers bowling, country music, and reality TV. Carla likes ballet, classical music, and foreign films. Which of the following best describes their situation with respect to the job they are applying for?

Use a comparison of modernization theory and dependency theory to explain how the internal characteristics of impoverished countries "blame the victim rather than the perpetrator of the crime."

The fact that social investment in education is important means that economic well-being depends on which of the following?

Describe how tax collection and tax allocation strategies are used to alleviate poverty.

According to the textbook, why are there still so many civil wars and armed conflicts today in postcolonial Africa?

Which of the following factors is in play when a person's position in the stratification system is determined more by the features he or she was born with than by his or her accomplishments?