Question 1

The Kuznets curve shows that industrial societies have the greatest social stratification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Compared to other high-income nations, the United States has:

Accepted Answer

A)  ideology that justifies social inequality. 
B)  people who pay little attention to social inequality. 
C)  less social inequality. 
D)  more social inequality. 
A)  ideology that justifies social inequality. 
B)  people who pay little attention to social inequality. 
C)  less social inequality. 
D)  more social inequality.

Question 3

Compared to the U.S. society, Japanese society exhibits more caste elements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

People living in societies with class systems, compared with those living in societies with caste systems, tend to think of others not as individuals but in terms of social categories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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 6

The degree of status consistency is:

Accepted Answer

A)  greater in caste than class systems. 
B)  the same in all types of social stratification. 
C)  greater in class than caste systems. 
D)  greater the more productive a society is. 
A)  greater in caste than class systems. 
B)  the same in all types of social stratification. 
C)  greater in class than caste systems. 
D)  greater the more productive a society is.

Question 7

In Karl Marx's analysis, another name for the capitalist class is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  nobility. 
B)  aristocracy. 
C)  proletariat. 
D)  bourgeoisie. 
A)  nobility. 
B)  aristocracy. 
C)  proletariat. 
D)  bourgeoisie.

Question 8

Structural social mobility refers to a person's upward or downward social movement due to personal effort or, in some cases, good or bad luck.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the United States, social inequality is a matter of only people's talents and abilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The common ideology of a class system states that success and wealth typically result from:

Accepted Answer

A)  sheer luck. 
B)  family background. 
C)  flaws in society. 
D)  personal talent and effort. 
A)  sheer luck. 
B)  family background. 
C)  flaws in society. 
D)  personal talent and effort.

Question 11

What are the basic arguments of the "bell curve" thesis? To the extent that this thesis is True, what should we conclude about social inequality in the United States? What are several criticisms of the thesis?

Accepted Answer

The basic arguments of the "bell curve"

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The concept of social mobility refers to changes in people's positions in the social hierarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Ideology refers to ideas that support social stratification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following concepts refers to the historical practice in England of passing on property to only the first-born male descendant?

Accepted Answer

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 16

Which of the following statements accurately describes the People's Republic of China?

Accepted Answer

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)  China has the same social stratification that is found in Japan. 
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)  China has the same social stratification that is found in Japan.

Question 17

Marx thought of inequality in terms of two main classes by contrast, Weber envisioned inequality in terms of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a socioeconomic status hierarchy. 
B)  three main classes. 
C)  everyone gradually sinking into poverty. 
D)  society as one large middle class. 
A)  a socioeconomic status hierarchy. 
B)  three main classes. 
C)  everyone gradually sinking into poverty. 
D)  society as one large middle class.

Question 18

Caste systems are typical of high-income societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Who coined the concept "survival of the fittest"?

Accepted Answer

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

The ending of apartheid in South Africa has led to:

Accepted Answer

A)  that society becoming a meritocracy. 
B)  little improvement for millions of poor, black people. 
C)  complete social mixing by people of all races. 
D)  the first white president. 
A)  that society becoming a meritocracy. 
B)  little improvement for millions of poor, black people. 
C)  complete social mixing by people of all races. 
D)  the first white president.

Exam 10: Social Stratification

The Kuznets curve shows that industrial societies have the greatest social stratification.

Compared to other high-income nations, the United States has:

Compared to the U.S. society, Japanese society exhibits more caste elements.

People living in societies with class systems, compared with those living in societies with caste systems, tend to think of others not as individuals but in terms of social categories.

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

The degree of status consistency is:

In Karl Marx's analysis, another name for the capitalist class is the:

Structural social mobility refers to a person's upward or downward social movement due to personal effort or, in some cases, good or bad luck.

In the United States, social inequality is a matter of only people's talents and abilities.

The common ideology of a class system states that success and wealth typically result from:

What are the basic arguments of the "bell curve" thesis? To the extent that this thesis is True, what should we conclude about social inequality in the United States? What are several criticisms of the thesis?

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

The concept of social mobility refers to changes in people's positions in the social hierarchy.

Ideology refers to ideas that support social stratification.

Which of the following concepts refers to the historical practice in England of passing on property to only the first-born male descendant?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the People's Republic of China?

Marx thought of inequality in terms of two main classes by contrast, Weber envisioned inequality in terms of:

Caste systems are typical of high-income societies.

Who coined the concept "survival of the fittest"?

The ending of apartheid in South Africa has led to:

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