Question 1

Describe the apartheid system.

Accepted Answer

Apartheid was a caste system based on ra

Question 2

The approach to studying social stratification that focuses on the effects of family background and educational level on occupational achievement is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) status attainment model 
B) stratification model 
C) socioeconomic index of occupational status (SEI) 
D) social status score (SSS) 
E) socioeconomic status (SES) 
A) status attainment model 
B) stratification model 
C) socioeconomic index of occupational status (SEI) 
D) social status score (SSS) 
E) socioeconomic status (SES)

Question 3

Research shows there are only small differences in rates of social mobility among the highly industrialized countries.The United States does not have an exceptionally high rate of upward social mobility.In fact,some countries,such as Australia and Canada,have higher upward mobility rates than the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

To explain occupational achievement,Blau and Duncan used survey data.They concluded that:

Accepted Answer

A) the respondent's own achievements had little influence on their occupational status 
B) the respondent's own achievements had much more influence on their occupational status than ascribed characteristics 
C) there were no clear patterns 
D) mother's social status and education were more influential than previously thought 
E) father's job and formal education were more influential than previously thought 
A) the respondent's own achievements had little influence on their occupational status 
B) the respondent's own achievements had much more influence on their occupational status than ascribed characteristics 
C) there were no clear patterns 
D) mother's social status and education were more influential than previously thought 
E) father's job and formal education were more influential than previously thought

Question 5

An adequate theory of class stratification must specify a small number of distinct classes because the larger the number of classes specified by the theory:

Accepted Answer

A) the more complicated and less useful the explanation 
B) the greater the sampling problems 
C) the more the bias 
D) the less it will capture class differences 
E) none of these choices 
A) the more complicated and less useful the explanation 
B) the greater the sampling problems 
C) the more the bias 
D) the less it will capture class differences 
E) none of these choices

Question 6

What is a caste system?

Accepted Answer

A caste system is an almost pu

Question 7

Karl Marx argued that feudalism began to decline as manufacturing production increased.This:

Accepted Answer

A) created a need for workers 
B) created a need for landowners 
C) created a need for serfs to generate the raw materials for industrial production 
D) created a trend toward unionization 
E) none of these choices 
A) created a need for workers 
B) created a need for landowners 
C) created a need for serfs to generate the raw materials for industrial production 
D) created a trend toward unionization 
E) none of these choices

Question 8

A class of small-scale capitalists who own "means of production" but employ only a few workers or none at all are called:

Accepted Answer

A) the haute kapital 
B) the nomenklatura 
C) the bourgeoisie 
D) the proletariat 
E) the petty bourgeoisie 
A) the haute kapital 
B) the nomenklatura 
C) the bourgeoisie 
D) the proletariat 
E) the petty bourgeoisie

Question 9

____ divide society into groups and subgroups arranged in a rigid hierarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) classes 
B) castes 
C) occupation groups 
D) divisions 
E) none of these choices 
A) classes 
B) castes 
C) occupation groups 
D) divisions 
E) none of these choices

Question 10

What was feudalism?

Accepted Answer

Feudalism was a legal arrangement in pre

Question 11

Researchers have found that mobility for men within a single generation is:

Accepted Answer

A) decreasing 
B) increasing 
C) always higher 
D) always lower 
E) generally modest 
A) decreasing 
B) increasing 
C) always higher 
D) always lower 
E) generally modest

Question 12

Robinson Crusoe,Swept Away,and Titanic all illustrate issues of social inequality because they:

Accepted Answer

A) illustrate patterns of social relations that underlie and shape inequality 
B) illustrate how Hollywood dramatizes social inequality 
C) criticize inequality in everyday life 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) illustrate patterns of social relations that underlie and shape inequality 
B) illustrate how Hollywood dramatizes social inequality 
C) criticize inequality in everyday life 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 13

In Wright's theory,non-propertied people who have high skill and credential levels combined with no organizational assets are called:

Accepted Answer

A) managers 
B) organizational activists 
C) expert managers 
D) semi-credentialed mangers 
E) expert non-managers 
A) managers 
B) organizational activists 
C) expert managers 
D) semi-credentialed mangers 
E) expert non-managers

Question 14

Compare and contrast internal and international stratification.

Accepted Answer

Internal stratification refers to the di

Question 15

____ is the measure of income inequality that ranges from zero to one,measures the level of internal stratification,and allows researchers to compare inequality between societies:

Accepted Answer

A) the strata rating 
B) the Gini index 
C) the Parsons theorem 
D) the stratification correlation 
E) none of these choices 
A) the strata rating 
B) the Gini index 
C) the Parsons theorem 
D) the stratification correlation 
E) none of these choices

Question 16

When sociologists study the differences in income and wealth between countries,they are studying:

Accepted Answer

A) social inequality 
B) global inequality 
C) gross international product 
D) cross-national variations in internal stratification 
E) all of these choices 
A) social inequality 
B) global inequality 
C) gross international product 
D) cross-national variations in internal stratification 
E) all of these choices

Question 17

Class position in a stratification system is determined by ____,according to Max Weber.

Accepted Answer

A) ownership of the "means of production" 
B) ownership of land 
C) parties 
D) market situation 
E) status groups 
A) ownership of the "means of production" 
B) ownership of land 
C) parties 
D) market situation 
E) status groups

Question 18

According to Wright,the basic distinction in class analysis is between property owners and non-owners.He also distinguishes between large,medium,and small owners based on how they:

Accepted Answer

A) differ from one another in political activism to advocate their economic interests 
B) differ from one another in terms of how much status they possess 
C) differ from one another in terms of power 
D) differ from one another in terms of how much property they own and how many employees they have 
E) none of these choices 
A) differ from one another in political activism to advocate their economic interests 
B) differ from one another in terms of how much status they possess 
C) differ from one another in terms of power 
D) differ from one another in terms of how much property they own and how many employees they have 
E) none of these choices

Question 19

The richest 1% of American households own 37% of all national wealth,while the richest 10% own more than 70% of all national wealth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to Blau and Duncan,stratification in America is based mainly on:

Accepted Answer

A) inheritance 
B) individual achievement 
C) luck 
D) social networks 
E) none of these choices 
A) inheritance 
B) individual achievement 
C) luck 
D) social networks 
E) none of these choices

Exam 8: Stratification: United States and Global Perspectives

Describe the apartheid system.

The approach to studying social stratification that focuses on the effects of family background and educational level on occupational achievement is called the:

To explain occupational achievement,Blau and Duncan used survey data.They concluded that:

An adequate theory of class stratification must specify a small number of distinct classes because the larger the number of classes specified by the theory:

What is a caste system?

Karl Marx argued that feudalism began to decline as manufacturing production increased.This:

A class of small-scale capitalists who own "means of production" but employ only a few workers or none at all are called:

____ divide society into groups and subgroups arranged in a rigid hierarchy.

What was feudalism?

Researchers have found that mobility for men within a single generation is:

Robinson Crusoe,Swept Away,and Titanic all illustrate issues of social inequality because they:

In Wright's theory,non-propertied people who have high skill and credential levels combined with no organizational assets are called:

Compare and contrast internal and international stratification.

____ is the measure of income inequality that ranges from zero to one,measures the level of internal stratification,and allows researchers to compare inequality between societies:

When sociologists study the differences in income and wealth between countries,they are studying:

Class position in a stratification system is determined by ____,according to Max Weber.

According to Wright,the basic distinction in class analysis is between property owners and non-owners.He also distinguishes between large,medium,and small owners based on how they:

The richest 1% of American households own 37% of all national wealth,while the richest 10% own more than 70% of all national wealth.

According to Blau and Duncan,stratification in America is based mainly on:

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