Question 1

Marx argued that as the capitalist economy matured:

Accepted Answer

A) the number of capitalists increased as business opportunities grew 
B) the number of workers decreased as the antagonism between workers and capitalists grew 
C) the capitalist class grew smaller and richer,while the working class grew larger and poorer 
D) the new working class became far wealthier than they had been as serfs 
E) none of these choices 
A) the number of capitalists increased as business opportunities grew 
B) the number of workers decreased as the antagonism between workers and capitalists grew 
C) the capitalist class grew smaller and richer,while the working class grew larger and poorer 
D) the new working class became far wealthier than they had been as serfs 
E) none of these choices

Question 2

A Gini index of zero indicates that:

Accepted Answer

A) every household in the country earns very different amounts of money 
B) every adult in the country earns the same amount of money 
C) every household in the country earns the same amount of money 
D) a single household earns the entire national income 
E) we cannot know how the national income is earned in a country 
A) every household in the country earns very different amounts of money 
B) every adult in the country earns the same amount of money 
C) every household in the country earns the same amount of money 
D) a single household earns the entire national income 
E) we cannot know how the national income is earned in a country

Question 3

What is the functional theory of stratification?

Accepted Answer

The functional theory of stratification

Question 4

Wright and Goldthorpe created ____ that specified criteria for distinguishing a small number of classes.

Accepted Answer

A) class records 
B) class maps 
C) class guides 
D) class nomenclature 
E) classified status 
A) class records 
B) class maps 
C) class guides 
D) class nomenclature 
E) classified status

Question 5

The reason that sociologists know little about the distribution of wealth is because:

Accepted Answer

A) Americans hide their wealth 
B) Americans all have such great wealth compared to other countries 
C) Americans are not required to report their wealth 
D) In America assets are always greater than debt 
E) none of these choices 
A) Americans hide their wealth 
B) Americans all have such great wealth compared to other countries 
C) Americans are not required to report their wealth 
D) In America assets are always greater than debt 
E) none of these choices

Question 6

The idea that a judge's work contributes more to society than the work of a janitor is an illustration of which theory of stratification?

Accepted Answer

A) Marxist 
B) Weberian 
C) functionalist 
D) conflict 
E) symbolic interactionist 
A) Marxist 
B) Weberian 
C) functionalist 
D) conflict 
E) symbolic interactionist

Question 7

One of the most dramatic changes during the late 19th and early 20th centuries was the decline in agriculture and the rise of manufacturing.This caused a big drop in the numbers of farmers and a corresponding surge in the number of factory workers.Mobility due to such changes in jobs is called:

Accepted Answer

A) intergenerational mobility 
B) intragenerational mobility 
C) structural mobility 
D) organizational mobility 
E) individual mobility 
A) intergenerational mobility 
B) intragenerational mobility 
C) structural mobility 
D) organizational mobility 
E) individual mobility

Question 8

Fueled by high-tech industries,the 1990s witnessed the longest economic boom in American history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Explain the criticisms of Blau and Duncan's status attainment model.What has subsequent research shown?

Accepted Answer

The criticisms of Blau and Duncan's stat

Question 10

According to Marx,the distinguishing factor in determining what class people are in is:

Accepted Answer

A) the amount of income and wealth they possess 
B) the community in which they reside 
C) their level of influence in society 
D) their prestige 
E) the source of their income 
A) the amount of income and wealth they possess 
B) the community in which they reside 
C) their level of influence in society 
D) their prestige 
E) the source of their income

Question 11

Describe Erik Olin Wright's model of class analysis.How is it similar to Marx's model?

Accepted Answer

Erik Olin Wright's model of class analys

Question 12

Often,rich people engage in conspicuous displays of consumption,waste,and leisure not because they are necessary,useful,or pleasurable but simply to impress their peers and inferiors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

If a sociologist divides households into five separate and equal levels by income,this would be called:

Accepted Answer

A) income classes 
B) income strata 
C) wealth strata 
D) stratum 
E) income and wealth strata 
A) income classes 
B) income strata 
C) wealth strata 
D) stratum 
E) income and wealth strata

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of Weber's "market situation?"

Accepted Answer

A) possession of goods 
B) opportunities for income 
C) level of education 
D) degree of technical skills 
E) level of social honor 
A) possession of goods 
B) opportunities for income 
C) level of education 
D) degree of technical skills 
E) level of social honor

Question 15

What you are able to earn in a given period of time is known as your:

Accepted Answer

A) money 
B) sense of self 
C) social organization of everyday life 
D) income 
E) wealth 
A) money 
B) sense of self 
C) social organization of everyday life 
D) income 
E) wealth

Question 16

The movie Sweet Home Alabama achieves a happy ending by denying the often-difficult process of adapting to a new subculture as one experiences:

Accepted Answer

A) class adaptation 
B) social upheaval 
C) social mobility 
D) economic uprising 
E) cultural capital improvement 
A) class adaptation 
B) social upheaval 
C) social mobility 
D) economic uprising 
E) cultural capital improvement

Question 17

A Gini index of one indicates that:

Accepted Answer

A) every household in the country earns very different amounts of money 
B) every adult in the country earns the same amount of money 
C) every household in the country earns the same amount of money 
D) a single household earns the entire national income 
E) we cannot know how the national income is earned in a country 
A) every household in the country earns very different amounts of money 
B) every adult in the country earns the same amount of money 
C) every household in the country earns the same amount of money 
D) a single household earns the entire national income 
E) we cannot know how the national income is earned in a country

Question 18

In recent decades a substantial number of people have entered the upper-upper class.These people are called:

Accepted Answer

A) patrician 
B) the elite 
C) the power elite 
D) old money 
E) new money 
A) patrician 
B) the elite 
C) the power elite 
D) old money 
E) new money

Question 19

At first,the Industrial Revolution that began in the 1700s:

Accepted Answer

A) eliminated stratification 
B) increased the level of stratification 
C) had a huge effect on stratification,in both directions 
D) did little to lower the level of stratification 
E) none of these choices 
A) eliminated stratification 
B) increased the level of stratification 
C) had a huge effect on stratification,in both directions 
D) did little to lower the level of stratification 
E) none of these choices

Question 20

According to Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore,society needs to create incentives to motivate the most talented people to train for the most important jobs.This is an aspect of ____:

Accepted Answer

A) Marxist Theory 
B) Weberian Theory 
C) functionalism 
D) conflict Theory 
E) a sociological theory 
A) Marxist Theory 
B) Weberian Theory 
C) functionalism 
D) conflict Theory 
E) a sociological theory

Exam 8: Stratification: United States and Global Perspectives

Marx argued that as the capitalist economy matured:

A Gini index of zero indicates that:

What is the functional theory of stratification?

Wright and Goldthorpe created ____ that specified criteria for distinguishing a small number of classes.

The reason that sociologists know little about the distribution of wealth is because:

The idea that a judge's work contributes more to society than the work of a janitor is an illustration of which theory of stratification?

One of the most dramatic changes during the late 19th and early 20th centuries was the decline in agriculture and the rise of manufacturing.This caused a big drop in the numbers of farmers and a corresponding surge in the number of factory workers.Mobility due to such changes in jobs is called:

Fueled by high-tech industries,the 1990s witnessed the longest economic boom in American history.

Explain the criticisms of Blau and Duncan's status attainment model.What has subsequent research shown?

According to Marx,the distinguishing factor in determining what class people are in is:

Describe Erik Olin Wright's model of class analysis.How is it similar to Marx's model?

Often,rich people engage in conspicuous displays of consumption,waste,and leisure not because they are necessary,useful,or pleasurable but simply to impress their peers and inferiors.

If a sociologist divides households into five separate and equal levels by income,this would be called:

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of Weber's "market situation?"

What you are able to earn in a given period of time is known as your:

The movie Sweet Home Alabama achieves a happy ending by denying the often-difficult process of adapting to a new subculture as one experiences:

A Gini index of one indicates that:

In recent decades a substantial number of people have entered the upper-upper class.These people are called:

At first,the Industrial Revolution that began in the 1700s:

According to Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore,society needs to create incentives to motivate the most talented people to train for the most important jobs.This is an aspect of ____:

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