Question 1

According to Lisa Keister's research,

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A)  social mobility has never existed in the United States. 
B)  social mobility is the same for people at all levels of the wealth hierarchy. 
C)  social mobility is lowest for people in the middle of the wealth hierarchy. 
D)  social mobility is lowest for people at the top and the bottom of the wealth hierarchy. 
A)  social mobility has never existed in the United States. 
B)  social mobility is the same for people at all levels of the wealth hierarchy. 
C)  social mobility is lowest for people in the middle of the wealth hierarchy. 
D)  social mobility is lowest for people at the top and the bottom of the wealth hierarchy.

Question 2

In most poor families in the United States, no family member has a full-time job.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

People who marry and stay married accumulate only half as much wealth as people who remain single.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Max Weber said social stratification involved three distinct dimensions: economic class, social prestige, and political power.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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.

Question 6

U.S.society does not have social stratification.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Summarize the Davis-Moore thesis.Specifically, what are the functional consequences of inequality for society as a whole? Illustrate the thesis by pointing out various jobs and the relative rewards each job commands.Conclude by noting several criticisms of the Davis-Moore thesis.

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The Davis-Moore thesis is a sociological

Question 8

In 2011, median family income in the United States was $60,974.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

State several ways in which caste and class systems differ.

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Caste and class systems differ in severa

Question 10

The richest 5 percent of U.S.families own about what percentage of privately owned property?

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A)  3 percent 
B)  13 percent 
C)  33 percent 
D)  63 percent 
A)  3 percent 
B)  13 percent 
C)  33 percent 
D)  63 percent

Question 11

Critics of the 1996 welfare reforms claim the new system

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A)  has done little to reduce poverty in the United States. 
B)  has strengthened families in the United States. 
C)  encourages welfare dependency. 
D)  encourages unmarried women to have children. 
A)  has done little to reduce poverty in the United States. 
B)  has strengthened families in the United States. 
C)  encourages welfare dependency. 
D)  encourages unmarried women to have children.

Question 12

At the top of the system of inequality in the former Soviet Union were the

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A)  industrial capitalists. 
B)  intelligentsia, or educated professionals. 
C)  apparatchiks, or high government officials. 
D)  hereditary nobility. 
A)  industrial capitalists. 
B)  intelligentsia, or educated professionals. 
C)  apparatchiks, or high government officials. 
D)  hereditary nobility.

Question 13

The working class is sometimes called the "lower-middle class."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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 15

A category of people defined as "untouchable" because they perform work that is viewed as "unclean" has been part of social stratification in

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A)  India. 
B)  Canada. 
C)  Sweden. 
D)  the former Soviet Union. 
A)  India. 
B)  Canada. 
C)  Sweden. 
D)  the former Soviet Union.

Question 16

During the last twenty years, which category of the U.S.population has experienced the largest gains in average income?

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A)  the lowest-paid 20 percent 
B)  the middle 20 percent 
C)  the highest-paid 20 percent 
D)  All income categories have experienced about the same level of upward social mobility. 
A)  the lowest-paid 20 percent 
B)  the middle 20 percent 
C)  the highest-paid 20 percent 
D)  All income categories have experienced about the same level of upward social mobility.

Question 17

In the United States, which age category has the highest poverty rate?

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A)  children under the age of eighteen 
B)  people in their thirties 
C)  middle-aged persons about forty years of age 
D)  seniors over sixty five years of age 
A)  children under the age of eighteen 
B)  people in their thirties 
C)  middle-aged persons about forty years of age 
D)  seniors over sixty five years of age

Question 18

Recent welfare reform has greatly reduced the poverty rate in the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is the difference between income and wealth?

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Income and wealth are two distinct conce

Question 20

How has the expansion of the global economy affected class structure in the United States?

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The expansion of the global economy has

According to Lisa Keister's research,

In most poor families in the United States, no family member has a full-time job.

People who marry and stay married accumulate only half as much wealth as people who remain single.

Max Weber said social stratification involved three distinct dimensions: economic class, social prestige, and political power.

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

U.S.society does not have social stratification.

Summarize the Davis-Moore thesis.Specifically, what are the functional consequences of inequality for society as a whole? Illustrate the thesis by pointing out various jobs and the relative rewards each job commands.Conclude by noting several criticisms of the Davis-Moore thesis.

In 2011, median family income in the United States was $60,974.

State several ways in which caste and class systems differ.

The richest 5 percent of U.S.families own about what percentage of privately owned property?

Critics of the 1996 welfare reforms claim the new system

At the top of the system of inequality in the former Soviet Union were the

The working class is sometimes called the "lower-middle class."

A caste system is defined as

A category of people defined as "untouchable" because they perform work that is viewed as "unclean" has been part of social stratification in

During the last twenty years, which category of the U.S.population has experienced the largest gains in average income?

In the United States, which age category has the highest poverty rate?

Recent welfare reform has greatly reduced the poverty rate in the United States.

What is the difference between income and wealth?

How has the expansion of the global economy affected class structure in the United States?

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Exam 8: Social Stratification

According to Lisa Keister's research,

In most poor families in the United States, no family member has a full-time job.

People who marry and stay married accumulate only half as much wealth as people who remain single.

Max Weber said social stratification involved three distinct dimensions: economic class, social prestige, and political power.

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

U.S.society does not have social stratification.

Summarize the Davis-Moore thesis.Specifically, what are the functional consequences of inequality for society as a whole? Illustrate the thesis by pointing out various jobs and the relative rewards each job commands.Conclude by noting several criticisms of the Davis-Moore thesis.

In 2011, median family income in the United States was $60,974.

State several ways in which caste and class systems differ.

The richest 5 percent of U.S.families own about what percentage of privately owned property?

Critics of the 1996 welfare reforms claim the new system

At the top of the system of inequality in the former Soviet Union were the

The working class is sometimes called the "lower-middle class."

A caste system is defined as

A category of people defined as "untouchable" because they perform work that is viewed as "unclean" has been part of social stratification in

During the last twenty years, which category of the U.S.population has experienced the largest gains in average income?

In the United States, which age category has the highest poverty rate?

Recent welfare reform has greatly reduced the poverty rate in the United States.

What is the difference between income and wealth?

How has the expansion of the global economy affected class structure in the United States?

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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