Question 1

Define structural social mobility. How does it differ from individual social mobility?

Accepted Answer

Structural social mobility refers to the

Question 2

Which of the following types of societies comes closest to being egalitarian?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Today, Canadian workers have far fewer legal protections than U.S. workers had a century ago, when the industrial age was just beginning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In English history, the aristocracy included

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A)  the hereditary nobility. 
B)  serfs and peasants who worked the land. 
C)  the retainers of royalty. 
D)  military leaders. 
A)  the hereditary nobility. 
B)  serfs and peasants who worked the land. 
C)  the retainers of royalty. 
D)  military leaders.

Question 5

Ravi was born into a caste system in a small village in Sri Lanka. He can expect to

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A)  earn his social position through his own efforts. 
B)  change his social position many times during his life. 
C)  have the same social standing as his parents. 
D)  choose his life's work for himself after finishing college. 
A)  earn his social position through his own efforts. 
B)  change his social position many times during his life. 
C)  have the same social standing as his parents. 
D)  choose his life's work for himself after finishing college.

Question 6

In class systems, social categories are more clearly and rigidly defined than they are in caste systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In 1917, the Russian Revolution placed productive property under the control of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the capitalists 
B)  a meritocracy 
C)  the nobility 
D)  the state 
A)  the capitalists 
B)  a meritocracy 
C)  the nobility 
D)  the state

Question 8

If you were born into a traditional caste system, you would expect that, based on birth, you would be

Accepted Answer

A)  educated generally so you could select your own job. 
B)  required to marry someone of your own social category. 
C)  encouraged to socialize with other people outside of your own category. 
D)  capable of bettering your family's position through merit. 
A)  educated generally so you could select your own job. 
B)  required to marry someone of your own social category. 
C)  encouraged to socialize with other people outside of your own category. 
D)  capable of bettering your family's position through merit.

Question 9

The historical replacement of caste systems with class systems

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A)  brings an end to most social inequality. 
B)  replaces one kind of inequality with another. 
C)  means that individuals experience less social mobility. 
D)  means that categories of people become more clearly unequal. 
A)  brings an end to most social inequality. 
B)  replaces one kind of inequality with another. 
C)  means that individuals experience less social mobility. 
D)  means that categories of people become more clearly unequal.

Question 10

By the fifth century CE, Japan was an agrarian society that operated with a

Accepted Answer

A)  class system. 
B)  meritocracy. 
C)  caste system. 
D)  large middle class. 
A)  class system. 
B)  meritocracy. 
C)  caste system. 
D)  large middle class.

Question 11

A caste system is defined as

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A)  social stratification based on ascription or birth. 
B)  social stratification based on personal achievement. 
C)  a meritocracy. 
D)  any social system in which categories of people are unequal. 
A)  social stratification based on ascription or birth. 
B)  social stratification based on personal achievement. 
C)  a meritocracy. 
D)  any social system in which categories of people are unequal.

Question 12

Using the sociological perspective, we see that social stratification

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A)  gives some people more privileges and opportunities than others. 
B)  places everyone at birth on a level playing field. 
C)  ensures that hard work will lead people to become wealthy. 
D)  means that what people get out of life is pretty much what they put into it. 
A)  gives some people more privileges and opportunities than others. 
B)  places everyone at birth on a level playing field. 
C)  ensures that hard work will lead people to become wealthy. 
D)  means that what people get out of life is pretty much what they put into it.

Question 13

What is status consistency? Give an example.

Accepted Answer

Status consistency refers to the situati

Define structural social mobility. How does it differ from individual social mobility?

Which of the following types of societies comes closest to being egalitarian?

Today, Canadian workers have far fewer legal protections than U.S. workers had a century ago, when the industrial age was just beginning.

In English history, the aristocracy included

Ravi was born into a caste system in a small village in Sri Lanka. He can expect to

In class systems, social categories are more clearly and rigidly defined than they are in caste systems.

In 1917, the Russian Revolution placed productive property under the control of _____.

If you were born into a traditional caste system, you would expect that, based on birth, you would be

The historical replacement of caste systems with class systems

By the fifth century CE, Japan was an agrarian society that operated with a

A caste system is defined as

Using the sociological perspective, we see that social stratification

What is status consistency? Give an example.

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Exam 10: Social Stratification

Define structural social mobility. How does it differ from individual social mobility?

Which of the following types of societies comes closest to being egalitarian?

Today, Canadian workers have far fewer legal protections than U.S. workers had a century ago, when the industrial age was just beginning.

In English history, the aristocracy included

Ravi was born into a caste system in a small village in Sri Lanka. He can expect to

In class systems, social categories are more clearly and rigidly defined than they are in caste systems.

In 1917, the Russian Revolution placed productive property under the control of _____.

If you were born into a traditional caste system, you would expect that, based on birth, you would be

The historical replacement of caste systems with class systems

By the fifth century CE, Japan was an agrarian society that operated with a

A caste system is defined as

Using the sociological perspective, we see that social stratification

What is status consistency? Give an example.

The Sociological Perspective

Sociological Investigation

Culture

Society

Socialization

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Deviance

Social Class in Canada

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Aging and the Elderly

The Economy and Work

Politics and Government

Family

Religion

Education

Health and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Collective Behaviour and Social Movements

Social Change: Traditional, Modern, and Postmodern Societies

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