Question 1

Mobility in a class system is much less possible than in a caste system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Max Weber argued that the basis of class was:

Accepted Answer

A)  property alone. 
B)  prestige alone. 
C)  power and influence. 
D)  property, prestige and power. 
A)  property alone. 
B)  prestige alone. 
C)  power and influence. 
D)  property, prestige and power. D

Question 3

Which is NOT a part of the reason the U.S. economic class system is not strongly developed?

Accepted Answer

A)  historical factors 
B)  social inequality 
C)  the government and market economy 
D)  U.S. ideology that sees class consciousness as a negative trait 
A)  historical factors 
B)  social inequality 
C)  the government and market economy 
D)  U.S. ideology that sees class consciousness as a negative trait B

Question 4

Some claim that blacks in the U.S. are stratified as a caste system, like in India.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Greg Duncan and colleagues compared class mobility between 1968-1979 and 1980-1987 and found that the incidence of upward mobility for those in the lower class increased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Max Weber argued that property is the sole basis of class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The serious problems with highly progressive taxes have led to the demand-side economic argument.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Karma is the belief that every person should fulfill in this life the duties associated with membership in a caste.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The medieval estate system was better suited to a static society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Horizontal mobility has reduced class consciousness in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

One of the best ways to advance from one class to another is through:

Accepted Answer

A)  thrift. 
B)  winning the lotto. 
C)  education. 
D)  an increase of income. 
A)  thrift. 
B)  winning the lotto. 
C)  education. 
D)  an increase of income.

Question 12

The combination of hierarchies-education, occupation, and income-forms an individual's:

Accepted Answer

A)  mental IQ. 
B)  personality hierarch. 
C)  socioeconomic status. 
D)  level of intelligence. 
A)  mental IQ. 
B)  personality hierarch. 
C)  socioeconomic status. 
D)  level of intelligence.

Question 13

What is class consciousness? Describe factors that explain why Americans are not overly class conscious?

Accepted Answer

Class consciousness is being concerned a

Question 14

Under the caste system an individual acquired a social position at birth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The primary unit of stratification is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  village. 
B)  family. 
C)  region. 
D)  social club. 
A)  village. 
B)  family. 
C)  region. 
D)  social club.

Question 16

What are the three major types of social stratification? How do these three types differ from one another?

Accepted Answer

The three major types of social stratifi

Question 17

Any class system is somewhat inconsistent with the:

Accepted Answer

A)  autocratic system of rule by a few. 
B)  idea of noble classes. 
C)  democratic ideal of equal opportunity. 
D)  idea of royal families. 
A)  autocratic system of rule by a few. 
B)  idea of noble classes. 
C)  democratic ideal of equal opportunity. 
D)  idea of royal families.

Question 18

Most Americans are:

Accepted Answer

A)  highly conscious of class distinctions. 
B)  very much concerned about class status. 
C)  highly interested in relative social classes. 
D)  not highly class conscious. 
A)  highly conscious of class distinctions. 
B)  very much concerned about class status. 
C)  highly interested in relative social classes. 
D)  not highly class conscious.

Question 19

Most modern industrial societies do not have formal stratification systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Differences in income arise directly from all of the following sources EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  variations in taxes owed to the government each year. 
B)  variations in earnings from personal services. 
C)  differences in the amounts of property owned. 
D)  variations in transfer payments from the government. 
A)  variations in taxes owed to the government each year. 
B)  variations in earnings from personal services. 
C)  differences in the amounts of property owned. 
D)  variations in transfer payments from the government.

Exam 11: Social and Economic Stratification

Mobility in a class system is much less possible than in a caste system.

Max Weber argued that the basis of class was:

Which is NOT a part of the reason the U.S. economic class system is not strongly developed?

Some claim that blacks in the U.S. are stratified as a caste system, like in India.

Greg Duncan and colleagues compared class mobility between 1968-1979 and 1980-1987 and found that the incidence of upward mobility for those in the lower class increased.

Max Weber argued that property is the sole basis of class.

The serious problems with highly progressive taxes have led to the demand-side economic argument.

Karma is the belief that every person should fulfill in this life the duties associated with membership in a caste.

The medieval estate system was better suited to a static society.

Horizontal mobility has reduced class consciousness in the U.S.

One of the best ways to advance from one class to another is through:

The combination of hierarchies-education, occupation, and income-forms an individual's:

What is class consciousness? Describe factors that explain why Americans are not overly class conscious?

Under the caste system an individual acquired a social position at birth.

The primary unit of stratification is the:

What are the three major types of social stratification? How do these three types differ from one another?

Any class system is somewhat inconsistent with the:

Most Americans are:

Most modern industrial societies do not have formal stratification systems.

Differences in income arise directly from all of the following sources EXCEPT:

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