Question 1

Which of the following statements accurately describes the People's Republic of China?

Accepted Answer

A)  A new set of social classes is gradually emerging. 
B)  There is no longer any social inequality. 
C)  Social standing reflects only a person's position in the Communist Party. 
D)  China has the same social stratification that is found in Japan. 
A)  A new set of social classes is gradually emerging. 
B)  There is no longer any social inequality. 
C)  Social standing reflects only a person's position in the Communist Party. 
D)  China has the same social stratification that is found in Japan.

Question 2

Social stratification is a matter of not only inequality but also beliefs about fairness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How does a society's technology affect its type of social stratification?

Accepted Answer

A society's technology can have a signif

Question 4

Who was typically referred to as the first estate in France and other European countries in the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

A)  politicians 
B)  church leaders 
C)  lords and earls 
D)  the royal family 
A)  politicians 
B)  church leaders 
C)  lords and earls 
D)  the royal family

Question 5

Great Britain has eliminated all aspects of its historic aristocracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Canada exhibits greater income inequality than the United States of America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In general, income disparity is greater in lower-income nations than it is in higher-income nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The idea that social inequality benefits 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 9

State the Davis-Moore thesis. Why, according to this theory, is social inequality useful for society?

Accepted Answer

The Davis-Moore thesis is a sociological

Question 10

In Canada, social inequality is a matter of only people's talents and abilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What concept describes a person who moves from one occupation to another that provides about the same level of rewards?

Accepted Answer

A)  upward social mobility 
B)  downward social mobility 
C)  horizontal social mobility 
D)  diagonal social mobility 
A)  upward social mobility 
B)  downward social mobility 
C)  horizontal social mobility 
D)  diagonal social mobility

Question 12

According to Davis and Moore, a system of unequal rewards increases productivity by

Accepted Answer

A)  encouraging people to want an important job. 
B)  motivating people to work longer, harder, or better. 
C)  encouraging people to gain the schooling and skills needed to perform more important jobs. 
D)  making people afraid to fail in their occupational endeavours. 
A)  encouraging people to want an important job. 
B)  motivating people to work longer, harder, or better. 
C)  encouraging people to gain the schooling and skills needed to perform more important jobs. 
D)  making people afraid to fail in their occupational endeavours.

Question 13

What is meritocracy? Why do caste systems have little of it? Why do class systems have more? Illustrate how class systems combine caste and meritocracy with reference to the United Kingdom or Japan.

Accepted Answer

Meritocracy is a system in which individ

Question 14

Which of the following types of work was open to everyone in the former Indian caste system?

Accepted Answer

A)  soldier 
B)  priest 
C)  sweeper 
D)  farmer 
A)  soldier 
B)  priest 
C)  sweeper 
D)  farmer

Question 15

Weber agreed with Marx that a socialist revolution would result in complete social equality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In Canada, who of the following is likely to have the highest annual earnings?

Accepted Answer

A)  engineers 
B)  university professors 
C)  physicians 
D)  the prime minister 
A)  engineers 
B)  university professors 
C)  physicians 
D)  the prime minister

Question 17

If you have a job that involves manual labour, you are doing

Accepted Answer

A)  blue-collar work. 
B)  white-collar work. 
C)  service work. 
D)  farming. 
A)  blue-collar work. 
B)  white-collar work. 
C)  service work. 
D)  farming.

Question 18

Compared to Canadian society, Japanese society exhibits more caste elements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Half of all the people in Great Britain today consider themselves to be in the

Accepted Answer

A)  upper class. 
B)  middle class. 
C)  working class. 
D)  lower class. 
A)  upper class. 
B)  middle class. 
C)  working class. 
D)  lower class.

Question 20

The degree of status consistency is

Accepted Answer

A)  greater in caste than class systems. 
B)  the same in all types of social stratification. 
C)  greater in class than caste systems. 
D)  greater the more productive a society is. 
A)  greater in caste than class systems. 
B)  the same in all types of social stratification. 
C)  greater in class than caste systems. 
D)  greater the more productive a society is.

Exam 10: Social Stratification

Which of the following statements accurately describes the People's Republic of China?

Social stratification is a matter of not only inequality but also beliefs about fairness.

How does a society's technology affect its type of social stratification?

Who was typically referred to as the first estate in France and other European countries in the Middle Ages?

Great Britain has eliminated all aspects of its historic aristocracy.

Canada exhibits greater income inequality than the United States of America.

In general, income disparity is greater in lower-income nations than it is in higher-income nations.

The idea that social inequality benefits society is associated with the

State the Davis-Moore thesis. Why, according to this theory, is social inequality useful for society?

In Canada, social inequality is a matter of only people's talents and abilities.

What concept describes a person who moves from one occupation to another that provides about the same level of rewards?

According to Davis and Moore, a system of unequal rewards increases productivity by

What is meritocracy? Why do caste systems have little of it? Why do class systems have more? Illustrate how class systems combine caste and meritocracy with reference to the United Kingdom or Japan.

Which of the following types of work was open to everyone in the former Indian caste system?

Weber agreed with Marx that a socialist revolution would result in complete social equality.

In Canada, who of the following is likely to have the highest annual earnings?

If you have a job that involves manual labour, you are doing

Compared to Canadian society, Japanese society exhibits more caste elements.

Half of all the people in Great Britain today consider themselves to be in the

The degree of status consistency is

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