Question 1

Social stratification

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A)  is a reflection of individual differences. 
B)  looks the same in every society. 
C)  typically changes a great deal from generation to generation. 
D)  is a matter of inequality and beliefs about why people should be unequal. 
A)  is a reflection of individual differences. 
B)  looks the same in every society. 
C)  typically changes a great deal from generation to generation. 
D)  is a matter of inequality and beliefs about why people should be unequal.

Question 2

The historical practice in England of passing on property to only the first-born male descendant is called

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A)  the law of the estates. 
B)  the law of meritocracy. 
C)  the law of status consistency. 
D)  the law of primogeniture. 
A)  the law of the estates. 
B)  the law of meritocracy. 
C)  the law of status consistency. 
D)  the law of primogeniture.

Question 3

The globalization of the economy has increased the earnings of highly educated people who specialize in law, finance, marketing, and computer technology.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

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Structural social mobility refers to the

Question 5

In 1917, the Russian Revolution transformed the feudal aristocracy and placed productive property under the control of

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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 6

Explain the 1996 welfare reform.What were the reasons for the changes? How did assistance programs change? What about limits on eligibility? Is it correct to say that welfare rolls have decreased? What about poverty?

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The 1996 welfare reform, also known as t

Question 7

In 2011, about what share of the U.S.population was officially counted as poor?

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A)  1.5 percent 
B)  15 percent 
C)  35 percent 
D)  55 percent 
A)  1.5 percent 
B)  15 percent 
C)  35 percent 
D)  55 percent

Question 8

Individuals in class systems typically exhibit more status inconsistency than people in caste systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Explain the debate over the causes of poverty in the United States.What evidence suggests that the poor are responsible for poverty? What evidence suggests that society as a whole is responsible for poverty? Which side of the debate do you find more convincing? Why?

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The debate over the causes of poverty in

Question 10

Comparing societies in history and around the world, we see that social stratification may involve

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A)  individual differences. 
B)  inequalities that are universal. 
C)  differences in what is unequal. 
D)  stable patterns of social mobility. 
A)  individual differences. 
B)  inequalities that are universal. 
C)  differences in what is unequal. 
D)  stable patterns of social mobility.

Question 11

Give three examples each of blue-collar jobs and white-collar jobs.

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Blue-collar jobs are typically manual la

Question 12

Applying the sociological perspective to poverty, what can we say about the categories of people at highest risk of being poor?

Accepted Answer

When applying the sociological perspecti

Question 13

About what percentage of all U.S.families have little or no wealth?

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A)  10 percent 
B)  40 percent 
C)  70 percent 
D)  90 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  40 percent 
C)  70 percent 
D)  90 percent

Question 14

Davis and Moore base their claim that stratification is not inevitable on the fact that it does not exist in every society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In the United States, wealth is distributed more equally than income.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In terms of absolute numbers, most poor people in the United States are

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A)  African American. 
B)  Asian American. 
C)  Hispanic. 
D)  non-Hispanic whites. 
A)  African American. 
B)  Asian American. 
C)  Hispanic. 
D)  non-Hispanic whites.

Question 17

In the People's Republic of China

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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)  social stratification is identical to Japan's. 
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)  social stratification is identical to Japan's.

Question 18

Based on what you have read, as the United States develops a postindustrial economy, economic inequality is

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A)  likely to disappear. 
B)  decreasing. 
C)  holding at about the same level. 
D)  increasing. 
A)  likely to disappear. 
B)  decreasing. 
C)  holding at about the same level. 
D)  increasing.

Question 19

What is meritocracy? What part does it play in class systems?

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Meritocracy is a political, social, or e

Question 20

Max Weber claimed that social position was based on a person's

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A)  economic class, degree of social status, and amount of power. 
B)  innate abilities alone. 
C)  birth alone. 
D)  innate intelligence, birth, and skin color. 
A)  economic class, degree of social status, and amount of power. 
B)  innate abilities alone. 
C)  birth alone. 
D)  innate intelligence, birth, and skin color.

Social stratification

The historical practice in England of passing on property to only the first-born male descendant is called

The globalization of the economy has increased the earnings of highly educated people who specialize in law, finance, marketing, and computer technology.

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

In 1917, the Russian Revolution transformed the feudal aristocracy and placed productive property under the control of

Explain the 1996 welfare reform.What were the reasons for the changes? How did assistance programs change? What about limits on eligibility? Is it correct to say that welfare rolls have decreased? What about poverty?

In 2011, about what share of the U.S.population was officially counted as poor?

Individuals in class systems typically exhibit more status inconsistency than people in caste systems.

Explain the debate over the causes of poverty in the United States.What evidence suggests that the poor are responsible for poverty? What evidence suggests that society as a whole is responsible for poverty? Which side of the debate do you find more convincing? Why?

Comparing societies in history and around the world, we see that social stratification may involve

Give three examples each of blue-collar jobs and white-collar jobs.

Applying the sociological perspective to poverty, what can we say about the categories of people at highest risk of being poor?

About what percentage of all U.S.families have little or no wealth?

Davis and Moore base their claim that stratification is not inevitable on the fact that it does not exist in every society.

In the United States, wealth is distributed more equally than income.

In terms of absolute numbers, most poor people in the United States are

In the People's Republic of China

Based on what you have read, as the United States develops a postindustrial economy, economic inequality is

What is meritocracy? What part does it play in class systems?

Max Weber claimed that social position was based on a person's

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Social stratification

The historical practice in England of passing on property to only the first-born male descendant is called

The globalization of the economy has increased the earnings of highly educated people who specialize in law, finance, marketing, and computer technology.

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

In 1917, the Russian Revolution transformed the feudal aristocracy and placed productive property under the control of

Explain the 1996 welfare reform.What were the reasons for the changes? How did assistance programs change? What about limits on eligibility? Is it correct to say that welfare rolls have decreased? What about poverty?

In 2011, about what share of the U.S.population was officially counted as poor?

Individuals in class systems typically exhibit more status inconsistency than people in caste systems.

Explain the debate over the causes of poverty in the United States.What evidence suggests that the poor are responsible for poverty? What evidence suggests that society as a whole is responsible for poverty? Which side of the debate do you find more convincing? Why?

Comparing societies in history and around the world, we see that social stratification may involve

Give three examples each of blue-collar jobs and white-collar jobs.

Applying the sociological perspective to poverty, what can we say about the categories of people at highest risk of being poor?

About what percentage of all U.S.families have little or no wealth?

Davis and Moore base their claim that stratification is not inevitable on the fact that it does not exist in every society.

In the United States, wealth is distributed more equally than income.

In terms of absolute numbers, most poor people in the United States are

In the People's Republic of China

Based on what you have read, as the United States develops a postindustrial economy, economic inequality is

What is meritocracy? What part does it play in class systems?

Max Weber claimed that social position was based on a person's

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Culture

Socialization

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Deviance

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Economics and Politics

Family and Religion

Education, Health, and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

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