Question 1

The point of the story about passenger deaths that accompanied the sinking of the ocean liner Titanic is that

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A) advanced technology cannot prevent tragedy. 
B) all people have the same right to life. 
C) social stratification is important and can sometimes be a matter of life and death. 
D) social stratification often has little to do with everyday life. 
A) advanced technology cannot prevent tragedy. 
B) all people have the same right to life. 
C) social stratification is important and can sometimes be a matter of life and death. 
D) social stratification often has little to do with everyday life. C

Question 2

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

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A) the same level of economic inequality. 
B) almost no economic inequality. 
C) a classless society. 
D) more economic inequality. 
A) the same level of economic inequality. 
B) almost no economic inequality. 
C) a classless society. 
D) more economic inequality. D

Question 3

Weber described stratification as a complex socioeconomic status ranking.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Why do societies with class systems keep some elements of caste

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A) because too many people would be poor if society were based only on merit 
B) because some caste elements increase productivity 
C) because a pure meritocracy would eliminate families and other social loyalties that tie a society together 
D) because some caste elements increase social mobility 
A) because too many people would be poor if society were based only on merit 
B) because some caste elements increase productivity 
C) because a pure meritocracy would eliminate families and other social loyalties that tie a society together 
D) because some caste elements increase social mobility

Question 5

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 6

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

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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 7

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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 10

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Max Weber claimed that agrarian societies give special importance to which dimension of social inequality?

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A) economic class 
B) social prestige or honor 
C) power 
D) control of information 
A) economic class 
B) social prestige or honor 
C) power 
D) control of information

Question 12

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

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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 15

Using the sociological perspective, we see that social stratification

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A) gives some people more privileges and opportunities than others. 
B) places everyone on a level playing field . 
C) ensures that hard work will lead people to become wealthy. 
D) means that what people get out of life is pretty much what they put into it. 
A) gives some people more privileges and opportunities than others. 
B) places everyone on a level playing field . 
C) ensures that hard work will lead people to become wealthy. 
D) means that what people get out of life is pretty much what they put into it.

Question 16

The ending of apartheid in South Africa has led to

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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 election of 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 election of the first white president.

Question 17

Briefly describe the main characteristics of caste systems and class systems.How are these types linked to different systems of economic production

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Caste systems and class systems are both

Question 18

What did Max Weber mean by describing inequality in terms of a socioeconomic status ranking? Provide a description of a person with different standing on Weber's three dimensions of social inequality.

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Max Weber described inequality in terms

Question 19

A category of people defined as "untouchable" because they perform work that is viewed as "unclean" is 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 20

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

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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.

Exam 10: Social Stratification

The point of the story about passenger deaths that accompanied the sinking of the ocean liner Titanic is that

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

Weber described stratification as a complex socioeconomic status ranking.

Why do societies with class systems keep some elements of caste

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

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

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

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

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

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

Max Weber claimed that agrarian societies give special importance to which dimension of social inequality?

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

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

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

Using the sociological perspective, we see that social stratification

The ending of apartheid in South Africa has led to

Briefly describe the main characteristics of caste systems and class systems.How are these types linked to different systems of economic production

What did Max Weber mean by describing inequality in terms of a socioeconomic status ranking? Provide a description of a person with different standing on Weber's three dimensions of social inequality.

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

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

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