Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  raised to do a certain type of job. 
B)  required to marry someone of your own social category. 
C)  encouraged to socialize with other people within your own category. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  raised to do a certain type of job. 
B)  required to marry someone of your own social category. 
C)  encouraged to socialize with other people within your own category. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 2

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 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

State several ways in which caste and class systems differ.

Accepted Answer

Caste and class systems differ in severa

Question 5

In 1917, the Russian Revolution transformed 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 6

For most people in the United States, social standing remains much the same over a lifetime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Caste systems encourage the commitment to long-term labor required by agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  what is unequal. 
B)  how unequal people are. 
C)  why people are unequal. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  what is unequal. 
B)  how unequal people are. 
C)  why people are unequal. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 9

Looking around the world today, income inequality is greatest in which of the following regions?

Accepted Answer

A)  North America 
B)  Latin America 
C)  Europe 
D)  China 
A)  North America 
B)  Latin America 
C)  Europe 
D)  China

Question 10

Briefly describe the main characteristics of caste systems and class systems. How are these types linked to different systems of economic production (agrarian versus industrial technology)? What part does meritocracy play in each type of stratification? How does each type of stratification justify inequality?

Accepted Answer

Caste systems are social hierarchies bas

Question 11

Read the four statements below. Which is NOT a reason given in the text that a socialist revolution never took place in capitalist societies as Marx predicted?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stock places ownership of companies in the hands of tens of millions of people. 
B)  Living standards for the majority have gone up. 
C)  Wealth is no longer concentrated in the hands of a few. 
D)  The law affords workers far more legal protections. 
A)  Stock places ownership of companies in the hands of tens of millions of people. 
B)  Living standards for the majority have gone up. 
C)  Wealth is no longer concentrated in the hands of a few. 
D)  The law affords workers far more legal protections.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

At the lowest level of social stratification in ancient Japan were the:

Accepted Answer

A)  shogun. 
B)  burakumin or "outcasts." 
C)  samurai or "warriors." 
D)  Shudra. 
A)  shogun. 
B)  burakumin or "outcasts." 
C)  samurai or "warriors." 
D)  Shudra.

Question 14

Read the four statements below. Which one of these statements about stratification is NOT True?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social stratification is a trait of society. 
B)  Social stratification is universal and also variable. 
C)  A family's social standing typically changes a great deal from generation to generation. 
D)  Social stratification is a matter of inequality and also beliefs about why people should be unequal. 
A)  Social stratification is a trait of society. 
B)  Social stratification is universal and also variable. 
C)  A family's social standing typically changes a great deal from generation to generation. 
D)  Social stratification is a matter of inequality and also beliefs about why people should be unequal.

Question 15

While the Davis and Moore thesis suggests "to each according to the importance of one's work," Karl Marx supported the idea:

Accepted Answer

A)  "to each the same, from each the same." 
B)  "to each according to the degree of schooling." 
C)  "from each according to ability, to each according to needs." 
D)  "to each equally from each according to personal choice." 
A)  "to each the same, from each the same." 
B)  "to each according to the degree of schooling." 
C)  "from each according to ability, to each according to needs." 
D)  "to each equally from each according to personal choice."

Question 16

The more a society is a meritocracy, the greater the society's level of social mobility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  what is unequal. 
B)  how unequal people are. 
C)  why people are unequal. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  what is unequal. 
B)  how unequal people are. 
C)  why people are unequal. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 10: Social Stratification

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

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

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

State several ways in which caste and class systems differ.

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

For most people in the United States, social standing remains much the same over a lifetime.

Caste systems encourage the commitment to long-term labor required by agriculture.

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

Looking around the world today, income inequality is greatest in which of the following regions?

Read the four statements below. Which is NOT a reason given in the text that a socialist revolution never took place in capitalist societies as Marx predicted?

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

At the lowest level of social stratification in ancient Japan were the:

Read the four statements below. Which one of these statements about stratification is NOT True?

While the Davis and Moore thesis suggests "to each according to the importance of one's work," Karl Marx supported the idea:

The more a society is a meritocracy, the greater the society's level of social mobility.

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

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

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

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

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