Question 1

The common ideology of a class system states that success and wealth typically result from

Accepted Answer

A)  sheer luck. 
B)  family background. 
C)  flaws in society. 
D)  personal talent and effort. 
A)  sheer luck. 
B)  family background. 
C)  flaws in society. 
D)  personal talent and effort.

Question 2

Max Weber claimed that agrarian societies give special importance to which dimension of social inequality?

Accepted Answer

A)  economic class 
B)  social prestige or honour 
C)  power 
D)  control of information 
A)  economic class 
B)  social prestige or honour 
C)  power 
D)  control of information

Question 3

The Kuznets curve shows that industrial societies have the greatest social stratification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

England's aristocracy contained about what share of the entire country's population?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  5 percent 
D)  half of one percent 
A)  50 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  5 percent 
D)  half of one percent

Question 5

Class systems assign social position based on both birth and individual achievement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Caste systems encourage the commitment to long-term labour required by agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Ideology refers to ideas that support social stratification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

For most people in Canada, social standing remains much the same over a lifetime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Work involving mostly mental activity is called

Accepted Answer

A)  blue-collar work. 
B)  white-collar work. 
C)  pink-collar work. 
D)  agrarian work. 
A)  blue-collar work. 
B)  white-collar work. 
C)  pink-collar work. 
D)  agrarian work.

Question 10

The study of social stratification at all levels involves a mix of facts and _______ about the shape of a just society.

Accepted Answer

A)  figures 
B)  values 
C)  politics 
D)  debates 
A)  figures 
B)  values 
C)  politics 
D)  debates

Question 11

According to Simon Kuznets, in which type of society is the extent of social stratification greatest?

Accepted Answer

A)  hunting and gathering 
B)  horticultural/pastoral 
C)  agrarian 
D)  industrial 
A)  hunting and gathering 
B)  horticultural/pastoral 
C)  agrarian 
D)  industrial

Question 12

Social stratification is a concept that refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  specialization in productive work. 
B)  ranking categories of people in a hierarchy. 
C)  the idea that some people are more talented than others. 
D)  the idea that more talented people tend to work in high-rise office buildings. 
A)  specialization in productive work. 
B)  ranking categories of people in a hierarchy. 
C)  the idea that some people are more talented than others. 
D)  the idea that more talented people tend to work in high-rise office buildings.

Question 13

A __________ system is based primarily on ascription.

Accepted Answer

A)  class 
B)  caste 
C)  value 
D)  merchant 
A)  class 
B)  caste 
C)  value 
D)  merchant

Question 14

According to Karl Marx, social stratification in a capitalist society always involves

Accepted Answer

A)  class conflict. 
B)  negotiation and compromise leading to stability. 
C)  the abolition of work itself. 
D)  the acceptance of a subservient role to a dominant one. 
A)  class conflict. 
B)  negotiation and compromise leading to stability. 
C)  the abolition of work itself. 
D)  the acceptance of a subservient role to a dominant one.

Question 15

According to the Davis-Moore thesis

Accepted Answer

A)  equality is functional for society. 
B)  the more inequality a society has, the more productive it is. 
C)  more important jobs must provide enough rewards to attract the talent necessary to perform them. 
D)  meritocracy is less productive than a caste system. 
A)  equality is functional for society. 
B)  the more inequality a society has, the more productive it is. 
C)  more important jobs must provide enough rewards to attract the talent necessary to perform them. 
D)  meritocracy is less productive than a caste system.

Question 16

Olga works as a district sales manager for a small corporation. Which of the following categories correctly describes her work?

Accepted Answer

A)  blue-collar 
B)  white-collar 
C)  capitalist 
D)  agrarian 
A)  blue-collar 
B)  white-collar 
C)  capitalist 
D)  agrarian

Question 17

According to Karl Marx, social stratification in a capitalist society always involves

Accepted Answer

A)  class conflict. 
B)  negotiation and compromise leading to stability. 
C)  the abolition of work itself. 
D)  equal work and rewards to all citizens. 
A)  class conflict. 
B)  negotiation and compromise leading to stability. 
C)  the abolition of work itself. 
D)  equal work and rewards to all citizens.

Question 18

The idea that social inequality is harmful and divides society is associated with the

Accepted Answer

A)  structural-functional approach. 
B)  social-conflict approach. 
C)  symbolic-interaction approach. 
D)  social-exchange approach. 
A)  structural-functional approach. 
B)  social-conflict approach. 
C)  symbolic-interaction approach. 
D)  social-exchange approach.

Question 19

When Marx argued that capitalism "reproduces the class structure," he meant that

Accepted Answer

A)  it is really ordinary people who create social inequality. 
B)  society operates so that class differences are carried from one generation to the next. 
C)  class differences are the same throughout history. 
D)  society could never abolish class inequality. 
A)  it is really ordinary people who create social inequality. 
B)  society operates so that class differences are carried from one generation to the next. 
C)  class differences are the same throughout history. 
D)  society could never abolish class inequality.

Question 20

The concept of social mobility refers to changes in people's positions in the social hierarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Social Stratification

The common ideology of a class system states that success and wealth typically result from

Max Weber claimed that agrarian societies give special importance to which dimension of social inequality?

The Kuznets curve shows that industrial societies have the greatest social stratification.

England's aristocracy contained about what share of the entire country's population?

Class systems assign social position based on both birth and individual achievement.

Caste systems encourage the commitment to long-term labour required by agriculture.

Ideology refers to ideas that support social stratification.

For most people in Canada, social standing remains much the same over a lifetime.

Work involving mostly mental activity is called

The study of social stratification at all levels involves a mix of facts and _______ about the shape of a just society.

According to Simon Kuznets, in which type of society is the extent of social stratification greatest?

Social stratification is a concept that refers to

A __________ system is based primarily on ascription.

According to Karl Marx, social stratification in a capitalist society always involves

According to the Davis-Moore thesis

Olga works as a district sales manager for a small corporation. Which of the following categories correctly describes her work?

According to Karl Marx, social stratification in a capitalist society always involves

The idea that social inequality is harmful and divides society is associated with the

When Marx argued that capitalism "reproduces the class structure," he meant that

The concept of social mobility refers to changes in people's positions in the social hierarchy.

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