Question 1

Except in rare cases all members of a family are regarded as belonging to the same social stratum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is social mobility? Why is social mobility important in studies of social stratification?

Accepted Answer

Social mobility is the comparative ease

Question 3

Social classes are clear-cut entities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

An open-class system is one in which

Accepted Answer

A)  class lines are not definite. 
B)  Europeans and Americans have equal upward mobility. 
C)  people have no chance of moving up socially. 
D)  class lines are indefinite. 
A)  class lines are not definite. 
B)  Europeans and Americans have equal upward mobility. 
C)  people have no chance of moving up socially. 
D)  class lines are indefinite.

Question 5

The poverty threshold will be:

Accepted Answer

A)  higher for an individual than for a family. 
B)  exactly the same for an individual and a family. 
C)  lower for an individual than for a family. 
D)  not different for families of different size. 
A)  higher for an individual than for a family. 
B)  exactly the same for an individual and a family. 
C)  lower for an individual than for a family. 
D)  not different for families of different size.

Question 6

People in a community who are somewhat similar in their economic status, their attitudes and beliefs, their educational attainments, their ways of living, the regard in which others hold them, and their power are called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  neighborhood. 
B)  social class. 
C)  hierarchy. 
D)  peer group. 
A)  neighborhood. 
B)  social class. 
C)  hierarchy. 
D)  peer group.

Question 7

How is globalization related to social mobility in the United States?

Accepted Answer

The issues of a global economy are great

Question 8

Caste:

Accepted Answer

A)  is a rigid class distinction based on birth or wealth. 
B)  systems are flexible class systems. 
C)  refers to a system of stratification first developed in feudal Europe. 
D)  systems are never clear-cut distinctions. 
A)  is a rigid class distinction based on birth or wealth. 
B)  systems are flexible class systems. 
C)  refers to a system of stratification first developed in feudal Europe. 
D)  systems are never clear-cut distinctions.

Question 9

Discussions of mobility often overlook one simple fact: Room at the top is always limited.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Most people do not have any idea of the social class to which they belong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In India, the government is reinforcing the caste system by denying university placements for lower caste members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Defining poverty is easy for social scientists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is the experience for those immigrating to the U.S. to work in the unskilled labor market?

Accepted Answer

A)  They find there are no unskilled jobs available for immigrant laborers. 
B)  They rapidly move into the American middle class because their wages are so high. 
C)  They usually return to their native countries because they can't survive here on such low wages. 
D)  They make good money because our "low-wage" jobs are "high-wage" jobs for them. 
A)  They find there are no unskilled jobs available for immigrant laborers. 
B)  They rapidly move into the American middle class because their wages are so high. 
C)  They usually return to their native countries because they can't survive here on such low wages. 
D)  They make good money because our "low-wage" jobs are "high-wage" jobs for them.

Question 14

What effect is reform in public assistance programming believed to be having?

Accepted Answer

A)  If it continues it will increase the number of people on welfare. 
B)  If it continues it will decrease the number of people on welfare. 
C)  If it continues it will decrease the number of jobs available to unskilled workers. 
D)  If it continues it will eventually eliminate public assistance all together. 
A)  If it continues it will increase the number of people on welfare. 
B)  If it continues it will decrease the number of people on welfare. 
C)  If it continues it will decrease the number of jobs available to unskilled workers. 
D)  If it continues it will eventually eliminate public assistance all together.

Question 15

In the U.S. today far more people occupy a position in the middle than near the bottom of the class structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

As a rule, the most important factors in determining social class are:

Accepted Answer

A)  random chance and fortune. 
B)  occupation, wealth and income. 
C)  regional. 
D)  based on geography. 
A)  random chance and fortune. 
B)  occupation, wealth and income. 
C)  regional. 
D)  based on geography.

Question 17

The apartheid system is not like a caste system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Karl Marx divided the populations of industrial societies into:

Accepted Answer

A)  four classes. 
B)  one equal class. 
C)  capitalists and the proletariat social classes. 
D)  technical and nontechnical groups. 
A)  four classes. 
B)  one equal class. 
C)  capitalists and the proletariat social classes. 
D)  technical and nontechnical groups.

Question 19

According to the census estimates, the total number of Americans in poverty in 2011 was about:

Accepted Answer

A)  100 million. 
B)  46 million. 
C)  41 million. 
D)  13 million. 
A)  100 million. 
B)  46 million. 
C)  41 million. 
D)  13 million.

Question 20

Most sociologists today tend to use a form of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Marx's concept of class. 
B)  Weber's concept of class. 
C)  Orwell's concept of class. 
D)  Ancient Greek class categories. 
A)  Marx's concept of class. 
B)  Weber's concept of class. 
C)  Orwell's concept of class. 
D)  Ancient Greek class categories.

Exam 11: Social and Economic Stratification

Except in rare cases all members of a family are regarded as belonging to the same social stratum.

What is social mobility? Why is social mobility important in studies of social stratification?

Social classes are clear-cut entities.

An open-class system is one in which

The poverty threshold will be:

People in a community who are somewhat similar in their economic status, their attitudes and beliefs, their educational attainments, their ways of living, the regard in which others hold them, and their power are called a(n):

How is globalization related to social mobility in the United States?

Caste:

Discussions of mobility often overlook one simple fact: Room at the top is always limited.

Most people do not have any idea of the social class to which they belong.

In India, the government is reinforcing the caste system by denying university placements for lower caste members.

Defining poverty is easy for social scientists.

What is the experience for those immigrating to the U.S. to work in the unskilled labor market?

What effect is reform in public assistance programming believed to be having?

In the U.S. today far more people occupy a position in the middle than near the bottom of the class structure.

As a rule, the most important factors in determining social class are:

The apartheid system is not like a caste system.

Karl Marx divided the populations of industrial societies into:

According to the census estimates, the total number of Americans in poverty in 2011 was about:

Most sociologists today tend to use a form of:

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