Question 1

Today, half of all the people in Great Britain consider themselves to be in the

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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 2

In 2011, the percentage of all poor families in the United States headed by single women was

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A)  2 percent. 
B)  22 percent. 
C)  52 percent. 
D)  82 percent. 
A)  2 percent. 
B)  22 percent. 
C)  52 percent. 
D)  82 percent.

Question 3

How is the wealth of the rich different from the wealth of ordinary people?

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The wealth of the rich, often referred t

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

Since 1980 in the United States, the most dramatic gains in income have been made by the richest people.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to the Davis-Moore thesis

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A)  complete equality is functional for every 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)  complete equality is functional for every 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 7

In the wake of the recession that began in 2007, the majority of U.S.adults say that their belief that their family can achieve the American dream has declined.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The total amount of financial assets, minus any debts, is referred to as

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A)  income. 
B)  personal property. 
C)  wealth. 
D)  power. 
A)  income. 
B)  personal property. 
C)  wealth. 
D)  power.

Question 9

The Davis-Moore thesis states that social stratification has consequences that are beneficial to society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

People who supported the 1996 welfare reform claim that the earlier system

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A)  encouraged welfare dependency. 
B)  encouraged women to marry. 
C)  discouraged women to have children. 
D)  did not do enough to help the poor. 
A)  encouraged welfare dependency. 
B)  encouraged women to marry. 
C)  discouraged women to have children. 
D)  did not do enough to help the poor.

Question 11

Since Marx's lifetime, living standards in the United States have

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A)  risen for all. 
B)  lowered for all. 
C)  risen for the very rich, but lowered for everyone else. 
D)  risen for the very poor, but remained steady for the very rich. 
A)  risen for all. 
B)  lowered for all. 
C)  risen for the very rich, but lowered for everyone else. 
D)  risen for the very poor, but remained steady for the very rich.

Question 12

Social stratification shapes our patterns of interaction by encouraging people to socialize with others of similar social position.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Olga works as a district sales manager for a small corporation.This category of work can be described as

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

Question 14

In 2011, how many people were counted by the U.S.government as having income below the official poverty line?

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A)  460,000 
B)  4.6 million 
C)  46 million 
D)  460 million 
A)  460,000 
B)  4.6 million 
C)  46 million 
D)  460 million

Question 15

Document the trend toward increasing economic inequality in the United States.Why is this
trend controversial? How would you suggest that our society should respond to this trend?

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The trend toward increasing economic ine

Question 16

Point to evidence that helps you assess the extent to which the responsibility for poverty lies with the poor or with society as a whole.

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One piece of evidence that helps assess

Question 17

Who are the working poor?

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The term "working poor" refers to indivi

Question 18

If you were looking for data supporting the claim that U.S.society is very stratified, you would make the strongest case by pointing to which of the following factors?

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A)  occupational prestige 
B)  education 
C)  income 
D)  wealth 
A)  occupational prestige 
B)  education 
C)  income 
D)  wealth

Question 19

Who coined the concept "survival of the fittest"?

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A)  Charles Darwin 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Herbert Spencer 
D)  Max Weber 
A)  Charles Darwin 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Herbert Spencer 
D)  Max Weber

Question 20

In general, societies that have caste systems have economies that are

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A)  based on hunting and gathering. 
B)  industrial. 
C)  agrarian. 
D)  postindustrial. 
A)  based on hunting and gathering. 
B)  industrial. 
C)  agrarian. 
D)  postindustrial.

Today, half of all the people in Great Britain consider themselves to be in the

In 2011, the percentage of all poor families in the United States headed by single women was

How is the wealth of the rich different from the wealth of ordinary people?

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

Since 1980 in the United States, the most dramatic gains in income have been made by the richest people.

According to the Davis-Moore thesis

In the wake of the recession that began in 2007, the majority of U.S.adults say that their belief that their family can achieve the American dream has declined.

The total amount of financial assets, minus any debts, is referred to as

The Davis-Moore thesis states that social stratification has consequences that are beneficial to society.

People who supported the 1996 welfare reform claim that the earlier system

Since Marx's lifetime, living standards in the United States have

Social stratification shapes our patterns of interaction by encouraging people to socialize with others of similar social position.

Olga works as a district sales manager for a small corporation.This category of work can be described as

In 2011, how many people were counted by the U.S.government as having income below the official poverty line?

Document the trend toward increasing economic inequality in the United States.Why is this trend controversial? How would you suggest that our society should respond to this trend?

Point to evidence that helps you assess the extent to which the responsibility for poverty lies with the poor or with society as a whole.

Who are the working poor?

If you were looking for data supporting the claim that U.S.society is very stratified, you would make the strongest case by pointing to which of the following factors?

Who coined the concept "survival of the fittest"?

In general, societies that have caste systems have economies that are

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Exam 8: Social Stratification

Today, half of all the people in Great Britain consider themselves to be in the

In 2011, the percentage of all poor families in the United States headed by single women was

How is the wealth of the rich different from the wealth of ordinary people?

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

Since 1980 in the United States, the most dramatic gains in income have been made by the richest people.

According to the Davis-Moore thesis

In the wake of the recession that began in 2007, the majority of U.S.adults say that their belief that their family can achieve the American dream has declined.

The total amount of financial assets, minus any debts, is referred to as

The Davis-Moore thesis states that social stratification has consequences that are beneficial to society.

People who supported the 1996 welfare reform claim that the earlier system

Since Marx's lifetime, living standards in the United States have

Social stratification shapes our patterns of interaction by encouraging people to socialize with others of similar social position.

Olga works as a district sales manager for a small corporation.This category of work can be described as

In 2011, how many people were counted by the U.S.government as having income below the official poverty line?

Document the trend toward increasing economic inequality in the United States.Why is this trend controversial? How would you suggest that our society should respond to this trend?

Point to evidence that helps you assess the extent to which the responsibility for poverty lies with the poor or with society as a whole.

Who are the working poor?

If you were looking for data supporting the claim that U.S.society is very stratified, you would make the strongest case by pointing to which of the following factors?

Who coined the concept "survival of the fittest"?

In general, societies that have caste systems have economies that are

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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