Question 1

On which issue did Marx and Weber agree?

Accepted Answer

A) Classes are economic categories. 
B) Class position is determined by ownership of property. 
C) Class position is determined by prestige. 
D) Classes are parties that wield differing amounts of power. 
A) Classes are economic categories. 
B) Class position is determined by ownership of property. 
C) Class position is determined by prestige. 
D) Classes are parties that wield differing amounts of power.

Question 2

The following figures are income shares of the lowest quintiles in four societies.Which indicates the highest level of income inequality?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 percent 
B) 4.5 percent 
C) 4 percent 
D) 3.5 percent 
A) 5 percent 
B) 4.5 percent 
C) 4 percent 
D) 3.5 percent

Question 3

In Weber's terms, how do status groups differ from classes?

Accepted Answer

A) They are based on power. 
B) They are based on labour market position. 
C) They are based on prestige and way of life. 
D) They are based on ethnic and racial identity. 
A) They are based on power. 
B) They are based on labour market position. 
C) They are based on prestige and way of life. 
D) They are based on ethnic and racial identity.

Question 4

Which of the following is most likely to earn an amount of income influenced by genetics?

Accepted Answer

A) an auto mechanic 
B) an insurance agent 
C) an NHL hockey player 
D) a University of Ottawa professor 
A) an auto mechanic 
B) an insurance agent 
C) an NHL hockey player 
D) a University of Ottawa professor

Question 5

Income and wealth are equally important for social inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following theoretical orientations has the least interest in social stratification?

Accepted Answer

A) symbolic-interactionist 
B) functionalist 
C) Weberian 
D) Marxist 
A) symbolic-interactionist 
B) functionalist 
C) Weberian 
D) Marxist

Question 7

What is the effect of taxes and government transfers on income inequality in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) They make inequality greater. 
B) They make inequality lower. 
C) They increase incomes of the rich. 
D) They decrease incomes of the poor. 
A) They make inequality greater. 
B) They make inequality lower. 
C) They increase incomes of the rich. 
D) They decrease incomes of the poor.

Question 8

Which of the following best explains the upward mobility of David Siegel, portrayed in the documentary The Queen of Versailles?

Accepted Answer

A) his own ability to use power 
B) public policies that made "cheap money" available 
C) his marriage to a beauty pageant winner 
D) his children's education in profitable fields 
A) his own ability to use power 
B) public policies that made "cheap money" available 
C) his marriage to a beauty pageant winner 
D) his children's education in profitable fields

Question 9

What is the main source of wealth for the three richest families in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) paper mills 
B) media 
C) inheritance 
D) telecommunications 
A) paper mills 
B) media 
C) inheritance 
D) telecommunications

Question 10

Which of the following kinds of people are best to have in one's social network in order to increase one's chances of high work rewards?

Accepted Answer

A) members of the same cultural group 
B) close friends 
C) helpful people 
D) well-positioned people 
A) members of the same cultural group 
B) close friends 
C) helpful people 
D) well-positioned people

On which issue did Marx and Weber agree?

The following figures are income shares of the lowest quintiles in four societies.Which indicates the highest level of income inequality?

In Weber's terms, how do status groups differ from classes?

Which of the following is most likely to earn an amount of income influenced by genetics?

Income and wealth are equally important for social inequality.

Which of the following theoretical orientations has the least interest in social stratification?

What is the effect of taxes and government transfers on income inequality in Canada?

Which of the following best explains the upward mobility of David Siegel, portrayed in the documentary The Queen of Versailles?

What is the main source of wealth for the three richest families in Canada?

Which of the following kinds of people are best to have in one's social network in order to increase one's chances of high work rewards?

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Exam 8: Social Stratification

On which issue did Marx and Weber agree?

The following figures are income shares of the lowest quintiles in four societies.Which indicates the highest level of income inequality?

In Weber's terms, how do status groups differ from classes?

Which of the following is most likely to earn an amount of income influenced by genetics?

Income and wealth are equally important for social inequality.

Which of the following theoretical orientations has the least interest in social stratification?

What is the effect of taxes and government transfers on income inequality in Canada?

Which of the following best explains the upward mobility of David Siegel, portrayed in the documentary The Queen of Versailles?

What is the main source of wealth for the three richest families in Canada?

Which of the following kinds of people are best to have in one's social network in order to increase one's chances of high work rewards?

A Sociological Compass

How Sociologists Do Research

Culture

Socialization

Social Interaction

Networks, Groups, Bureaucracies, and Societies

Deviance and Crime

Globalization, Inequality, and Development

Race and Ethnicity

Sexualities and Gender Stratification

Sociology of the Body: Disability, Aging, and Death

Work and the Economy

Politics

Families

Religion

Education

Mass Media and Mass Communication

Health and Medicine

Population and Urbanization

Collective Action and Social Movements

Technology and the Global Environment

Filters