Question 1

In contemporary China,peasants are considered better off than urban dwellers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

An example of an achieved status is:

Accepted Answer

A) Occupation. 
B) Sex. 
C) Ethnic group. 
D) Caste. 
E) Clan. 
A) Occupation. 
B) Sex. 
C) Ethnic group. 
D) Caste. 
E) Clan. A

Question 3

The Burakumin in Japan are regarded by Japanese society as a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) Race. 
B) Class. 
C) Ethnic group. 
D) Caste. 
E) Clan. 
A) Race. 
B) Class. 
C) Ethnic group. 
D) Caste. 
E) Clan. A

Question 4

In the era 1880-1920,many immigrants came to the United States.It was also in this era that:

Accepted Answer

A) Racial prejudice almost disappeared from the United States. 
B) Immigrants came to be defined in racial terms. 
C) Economic opportunities were available to immigrants regardless of race. 
D) All peoples of European origin began to be lumped together as white people. 
E) Racial prejudice grew to levels never before seen in the U.S. 
A) Racial prejudice almost disappeared from the United States. 
B) Immigrants came to be defined in racial terms. 
C) Economic opportunities were available to immigrants regardless of race. 
D) All peoples of European origin began to be lumped together as white people. 
E) Racial prejudice grew to levels never before seen in the U.S.

Question 5

Social stratification is the result of:

Accepted Answer

A) The fact that people are born with different natural talents. 
B) The fact that there are several different races. 
C) Theft of property by the strongest in society. 
D) Human nature. 
E) Unequal distribution of resources. 
A) The fact that people are born with different natural talents. 
B) The fact that there are several different races. 
C) Theft of property by the strongest in society. 
D) Human nature. 
E) Unequal distribution of resources.

Question 6

How are Burakumin racially distinguished in Japan?

Accepted Answer

They are distinguish

Question 7

One basic rule of behavior among Indian castes is that:

Accepted Answer

A) Members of different castes do not eat together. 
B) Members of lower castes must always prepare food for members of higher castes. 
C) While castes are rigidly separated during religious ritual,at other times members of different castes mingle freely with each other. 
D) Members of one caste must always marry members of another. 
E) Children are always members of their father's caste,not their mother's caste. 
A) Members of different castes do not eat together. 
B) Members of lower castes must always prepare food for members of higher castes. 
C) While castes are rigidly separated during religious ritual,at other times members of different castes mingle freely with each other. 
D) Members of one caste must always marry members of another. 
E) Children are always members of their father's caste,not their mother's caste.

Question 8

According to Katherine Newman,job loss in the U.S.entails not only economic decline but also a decline in:

Accepted Answer

A) Education. 
B) Power. 
C) Prestige. 
D) Occupation. 
E) Social mobility. 
A) Education. 
B) Power. 
C) Prestige. 
D) Occupation. 
E) Social mobility.

Question 9

Inequality is inevitable in large-scale social systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What realities does the black-white racial dichotomy found in the United States ignore?

Accepted Answer

It ignores that skin color is

Question 11

About what percentage of the Brazilian population is composed of individuals of African descent?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 percent. 
B) 25 percent. 
C) 45 percent. 
D) 70 percent. 
E) 90 percent. 
A) 10 percent. 
B) 25 percent. 
C) 45 percent. 
D) 70 percent. 
E) 90 percent.

Question 12

In the 19ᵗʰ century,many Americans were concerned that an influx of immigrants would lower wages and challenge American values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Compare social mobility in the caste system in India with that of the class system in the United States.How have recent changes due to globalization affected these systems?

Accepted Answer

Social mobility in the caste system in I

Question 14

Race and racism are highly correlated with industrial pollution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Name the three main dimensions of stratification.

Accepted Answer

They are p

Question 16

Which of the following correctly identifies the effects of Hurricane Katrina and the government's response to it?

Accepted Answer

A) It allowed people to come together across racial and class lines. 
B) It allowed people to come together across racial lines but not across class lines. 
C) It deepened the divisions of race and class already present in New Orleans society. 
D) It allowed the poor an access to wealth not previously available and allowed some to move into the middle class. 
E) It created a "new racism" in a city that was among the least racist in America. 
A) It allowed people to come together across racial and class lines. 
B) It allowed people to come together across racial lines but not across class lines. 
C) It deepened the divisions of race and class already present in New Orleans society. 
D) It allowed the poor an access to wealth not previously available and allowed some to move into the middle class. 
E) It created a "new racism" in a city that was among the least racist in America.

Question 17

Theoretically,class systems are marked by having what type of statuses (or social positions)?

Accepted Answer

Class systems are th

Question 18

According to Melissa Checker's research in Hyde Park,Georgia,communities of color and poor in the United States have made very important advances in environmental protection laws and environmental oversight.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is not a primary dimension of stratification?

Accepted Answer

A) Wealth. 
B) Personality. 
C) Prestige. 
D) Symbolic power. 
E) Political power. 
A) Wealth. 
B) Personality. 
C) Prestige. 
D) Symbolic power. 
E) Political power.

Question 20

John Ogbu,a Nigerian anthropologist,studied minority children in schools in the United States.His conclusion is that:

Accepted Answer

A) They do as well as non-minority children. 
B) Their performance is better in the arts than in the sciences. 
C) These children are held back primarily by their culture. 
D) Minority schools are equal physically to non-minority schools. 
E) Children from voluntary immigrant groups do better than children from involuntary immigrant groups. 
A) They do as well as non-minority children. 
B) Their performance is better in the arts than in the sciences. 
C) These children are held back primarily by their culture. 
D) Minority schools are equal physically to non-minority schools. 
E) Children from voluntary immigrant groups do better than children from involuntary immigrant groups.

In contemporary China,peasants are considered better off than urban dwellers.

An example of an achieved status is:

The Burakumin in Japan are regarded by Japanese society as a(n):

In the era 1880-1920,many immigrants came to the United States.It was also in this era that:

Social stratification is the result of:

How are Burakumin racially distinguished in Japan?

One basic rule of behavior among Indian castes is that:

According to Katherine Newman,job loss in the U.S.entails not only economic decline but also a decline in:

Inequality is inevitable in large-scale social systems.

What realities does the black-white racial dichotomy found in the United States ignore?

About what percentage of the Brazilian population is composed of individuals of African descent?

In the 19ᵗʰ century,many Americans were concerned that an influx of immigrants would lower wages and challenge American values.

Compare social mobility in the caste system in India with that of the class system in the United States.How have recent changes due to globalization affected these systems?

Race and racism are highly correlated with industrial pollution.

Name the three main dimensions of stratification.

Which of the following correctly identifies the effects of Hurricane Katrina and the government's response to it?

Theoretically,class systems are marked by having what type of statuses (or social positions)?

According to Melissa Checker's research in Hyde Park,Georgia,communities of color and poor in the United States have made very important advances in environmental protection laws and environmental oversight.

Which of the following is not a primary dimension of stratification?

John Ogbu,a Nigerian anthropologist,studied minority children in schools in the United States.His conclusion is that:

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Exam 11: Stratification

In contemporary China,peasants are considered better off than urban dwellers.

An example of an achieved status is:

The Burakumin in Japan are regarded by Japanese society as a(n):

In the era 1880-1920,many immigrants came to the United States.It was also in this era that:

Social stratification is the result of:

How are Burakumin racially distinguished in Japan?

One basic rule of behavior among Indian castes is that:

According to Katherine Newman,job loss in the U.S.entails not only economic decline but also a decline in:

Inequality is inevitable in large-scale social systems.

What realities does the black-white racial dichotomy found in the United States ignore?

About what percentage of the Brazilian population is composed of individuals of African descent?

In the 19ᵗʰ century,many Americans were concerned that an influx of immigrants would lower wages and challenge American values.

Compare social mobility in the caste system in India with that of the class system in the United States.How have recent changes due to globalization affected these systems?

Race and racism are highly correlated with industrial pollution.

Name the three main dimensions of stratification.

Which of the following correctly identifies the effects of Hurricane Katrina and the government's response to it?

Theoretically,class systems are marked by having what type of statuses (or social positions)?

According to Melissa Checker's research in Hyde Park,Georgia,communities of color and poor in the United States have made very important advances in environmental protection laws and environmental oversight.

Which of the following is not a primary dimension of stratification?

John Ogbu,a Nigerian anthropologist,studied minority children in schools in the United States.His conclusion is that:

Anthropology and Human Diversity

Doing Cultural Anthropology

The Idea of Culture

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Kinship

Marriage, family, and Domestic Groups

Gender

Political Organization

Religion

Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts

Power, conquest, and a World System

Culture, change, and the Modern World

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