Question 1

The overwhelming majority of Americans define themselves as:

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A) Elite. 
B) The working class. 
C) Poor. 
D) Middle class. 
E) Classless. 
A) Elite. 
B) The working class. 
C) Poor. 
D) Middle class. 
E) Classless.

Question 2

In India,lower castes:

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A) Receive more benefits than do higher castes from the caste system. 
B) Have been disadvantaged by the Indian constitution. 
C) Are beginning to make collective efforts to improve their position as a group. 
D) Mainly change their ranking as individuals move out of the caste and into higher caste. 
E) May have lower prestige than higher castes but tend to have more wealth. 
A) Receive more benefits than do higher castes from the caste system. 
B) Have been disadvantaged by the Indian constitution. 
C) Are beginning to make collective efforts to improve their position as a group. 
D) Mainly change their ranking as individuals move out of the caste and into higher caste. 
E) May have lower prestige than higher castes but tend to have more wealth.

Question 3

Education plays a role in social mobility in the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

During the Maoist era,China was ideologically committed to:

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A) Eradicating social class. 
B) Implementing a caste system. 
C) Implementing global capitalism. 
D) Eradicating ethnicity. 
E) Establishing new racial categories. 
A) Eradicating social class. 
B) Implementing a caste system. 
C) Implementing global capitalism. 
D) Eradicating ethnicity. 
E) Establishing new racial categories.

Question 5

How can issues of social stratification intersect with politics? Uses the example of environmental pollution cited in your text (Hyde Park,Georgia)as a way of starting this answer,but expand and discuss where you see other potential intersections as well.

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Issues of social stratification can inte

Question 6

In pre-Communist China,one group that had very high prestige was:

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A) Scholars. 
B) Merchants. 
C) Money lenders. 
D) Farmers. 
E) Craftsmen. 
A) Scholars. 
B) Merchants. 
C) Money lenders. 
D) Farmers. 
E) Craftsmen.

Question 7

What is social stratification?

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It is a social hierarchy resul

Question 8

All of the following are changes that China has faced recently due to global and domestic economic changes:

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A) Increasing middle class. 
B) Increasing gap between opportunities and services in rural and urban areas. 
C) Increasing income disparity. 
D) Decreasing amounts of competition. 
E) Increasing vulnerability of factory workers. 
A) Increasing middle class. 
B) Increasing gap between opportunities and services in rural and urban areas. 
C) Increasing income disparity. 
D) Decreasing amounts of competition. 
E) Increasing vulnerability of factory workers.

Question 9

Race is a term that is always linked to classifying people according to physical differences.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How would you characterize income inequality in the United States? Use examples.

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It is very marked an

Question 11

Which of the following ideas was promoted by Brazilian anthropologist Gilberto Freyre?

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A) Brazil should really be considered an African country. 
B) Brazil should really be considered a European country. 
C) Brazilian national identity was the result of mixing people of European,African,and indigenous ancestry. 
D) Races in Brazil should be allowed to develop their own cultures separately. 
E) The relationship of races in Brazil could only be understood as a result of U.S.imperialism. 
A) Brazil should really be considered an African country. 
B) Brazil should really be considered a European country. 
C) Brazilian national identity was the result of mixing people of European,African,and indigenous ancestry. 
D) Races in Brazil should be allowed to develop their own cultures separately. 
E) The relationship of races in Brazil could only be understood as a result of U.S.imperialism.

Question 12

The distribution of assets in the United States greatly favors the middle class.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

All of the following are true of a caste system except:

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A) Caste-like systems occur only in India. 
B) In a caste system it is almost impossible to change one's caste. 
C) People tend to marry others in the same caste. 
D) People in the same caste tend to have a similar range of occupations. 
E) People in the higher ranks of a caste system are more satisfied than those in the lower ranks. 
A) Caste-like systems occur only in India. 
B) In a caste system it is almost impossible to change one's caste. 
C) People tend to marry others in the same caste. 
D) People in the same caste tend to have a similar range of occupations. 
E) People in the higher ranks of a caste system are more satisfied than those in the lower ranks.

Question 14

What is a "voluntary minority"?

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These are individuals who will

Question 15

The opportunities that people have to fulfill their potential in society is known as:

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A) Social stratification. 
B) Social mobility. 
C) Life chances. 
D) Arbitrariness. 
E) Life exchanges. 
A) Social stratification. 
B) Social mobility. 
C) Life chances. 
D) Arbitrariness. 
E) Life exchanges.

Question 16

Describe the three models of assimilation in the United States.

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The first model is that immigrants will

Question 17

In the United States,legislation in the 1920s limited immigration to people from the "Nordic" races of Northern and Western Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to the text,how many Americans were living in poverty (defined as an annual income of $22,314 or less per family of four)in 2010?

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A) 6.4 million. 
B) 13.7 million. 
C) 37.6 million. 
D) 46.2 million. 
E) 79.8 million. 
A) 6.4 million. 
B) 13.7 million. 
C) 37.6 million. 
D) 46.2 million. 
E) 79.8 million.

Question 19

Which of the following correctly defines assimilation in the United States?

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A) It is change in identity that a country makes when it opens its doors to immigrants. 
B) It is a process in which immigrants were expected to leave behind their cultural distinctions in favor of an American identity. 
C) It is a process in which two new cultures come together to form a very different types of third culture,including elements of both the immigrant's home culture and also the cultures of American citizens. 
D) It occurs when one culture takes precedence over another and suppresses it.We saw this in the early part of U.S.immigration history. 
E) It is a process in which immigrants are selected based on allowable quotas in the United States. 
A) It is change in identity that a country makes when it opens its doors to immigrants. 
B) It is a process in which immigrants were expected to leave behind their cultural distinctions in favor of an American identity. 
C) It is a process in which two new cultures come together to form a very different types of third culture,including elements of both the immigrant's home culture and also the cultures of American citizens. 
D) It occurs when one culture takes precedence over another and suppresses it.We saw this in the early part of U.S.immigration history. 
E) It is a process in which immigrants are selected based on allowable quotas in the United States.

Question 20

The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965:

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A) Increased restrictions on the number of immigrants permitted in the U.S. 
B) Set immigration quotas on non-whites but allowed open-ended white immigration. 
C) Greatly decreased the number of people allowed to legally emigrate from Mexico but increased the number of Asians permitted. 
D) Greatly expanded the number of people permitted to immigrate to the U.S.and abolished quotas. 
E) Almost completely eliminated immigration to the United States until 1980. 
A) Increased restrictions on the number of immigrants permitted in the U.S. 
B) Set immigration quotas on non-whites but allowed open-ended white immigration. 
C) Greatly decreased the number of people allowed to legally emigrate from Mexico but increased the number of Asians permitted. 
D) Greatly expanded the number of people permitted to immigrate to the U.S.and abolished quotas. 
E) Almost completely eliminated immigration to the United States until 1980.

The overwhelming majority of Americans define themselves as:

In India,lower castes:

Education plays a role in social mobility in the United States.

During the Maoist era,China was ideologically committed to:

How can issues of social stratification intersect with politics? Uses the example of environmental pollution cited in your text (Hyde Park,Georgia)as a way of starting this answer,but expand and discuss where you see other potential intersections as well.

In pre-Communist China,one group that had very high prestige was:

What is social stratification?

All of the following are changes that China has faced recently due to global and domestic economic changes:

Race is a term that is always linked to classifying people according to physical differences.

How would you characterize income inequality in the United States? Use examples.

Which of the following ideas was promoted by Brazilian anthropologist Gilberto Freyre?

The distribution of assets in the United States greatly favors the middle class.

All of the following are true of a caste system except:

What is a "voluntary minority"?

The opportunities that people have to fulfill their potential in society is known as:

Describe the three models of assimilation in the United States.

In the United States,legislation in the 1920s limited immigration to people from the "Nordic" races of Northern and Western Europe.

According to the text,how many Americans were living in poverty (defined as an annual income of $22,314 or less per family of four)in 2010?

Which of the following correctly defines assimilation in the United States?

The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965:

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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Exam 11: Stratification

The overwhelming majority of Americans define themselves as:

In India,lower castes:

Education plays a role in social mobility in the United States.

During the Maoist era,China was ideologically committed to:

How can issues of social stratification intersect with politics? Uses the example of environmental pollution cited in your text (Hyde Park,Georgia)as a way of starting this answer,but expand and discuss where you see other potential intersections as well.

In pre-Communist China,one group that had very high prestige was:

What is social stratification?

All of the following are changes that China has faced recently due to global and domestic economic changes:

Race is a term that is always linked to classifying people according to physical differences.

How would you characterize income inequality in the United States? Use examples.

Which of the following ideas was promoted by Brazilian anthropologist Gilberto Freyre?

The distribution of assets in the United States greatly favors the middle class.

All of the following are true of a caste system except:

What is a "voluntary minority"?

The opportunities that people have to fulfill their potential in society is known as:

Describe the three models of assimilation in the United States.

In the United States,legislation in the 1920s limited immigration to people from the "Nordic" races of Northern and Western Europe.

According to the text,how many Americans were living in poverty (defined as an annual income of $22,314 or less per family of four)in 2010?

Which of the following correctly defines assimilation in the United States?

The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965:

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

Filters