Exam 7: Social Stratification

Robert has worked hard and put in a lot of hours as a lawyer.Recently,his boss offered him partnership in the law firm where he works.Which term best describes Robert's status as a new partner in the law firm?

An organization called the Economic Council for the Status of Women runs a national advertisement campaign with the slogan,"For every $1.00 of allowance you give your son,give your daughter 75 cents." Which form of inequality best describes what this campaign is addressing?

A young woman works as a security guard for several years to pay her way through university.Then she starts a new career as a software analyst.Which of the following has she experienced?

A man exchanges his labour for a wage,producing some product that the capitalist sells at a price far exceeding the wage paid.What is the Marxist term used to describe what's left over after deducting the man's wage and other expenses from the sale price of the product?

According to Davis and Moore,position in the status hierarchy is based on people's effort and ability: if a person's job is more important,then that person gets paid more.What was their determination based upon?

Sarah lives on social assistance.She cannot afford to pay for her children to participate in extracurricular sports or music lessons.She worries that their chances in life will be severely limited.Which term best describes Sarah's economic situation?

Contradictory class locations are occupational groupings that have divided loyalties within a class structure.

Fight Against Poverty (FAP)is an organization that obtained daily press coverage of poverty issues during a federal election.The group was able to turn political debates into focused discussions about poverty by yelling out questions concerning living conditions,food banks,and wage freezes.How would Parkin explain FAP's success?

French economist Thomas Piketty argues that in a capitalist system with a growing economy,increasing inequality is inevitable.

If you are like most Canadians,you probably do not generally think of yourself as belonging to a certain social class.

According to the text,how long would it take the average Canadian worker (employed full-time and year-round)to earn as much as the average annual income of the top 100 CEOs of Canada?

Marx argued that the value of goods produced by wage-labourers far exceeded the amount needed to pay their wages and the cost of raw materials,technology,and other factors of production.What did Marx call this excess?

According to the text,which term identifies persistent patterns of social inequality,perpetuated by the distribution of wealth,power,and prestige passed from one generation to the next?

Sandra,a single mother,has a job that pays an hourly wage,but has no guaranteed hours.She can earn anywhere from $1,500 to $3,000 per month.She needs $1,500 to pay her rent and take care of her child.What does Sandra's situation illustrate?

Which of the following is taken into consideration when calculating the low-income cutoff in Canada?

What are Frank Parkin's two types of closure strategies that help us understand how patterns of social inequality are maintained?

The combined income of a construction labourer and his wife,a waitress,is $40,000.They have two young children.After buying food,clothes,and medicine,and paying rent,utilities,car payments,car insurance,gas,and taxes,there is little left over.They have less than 10 percent of their income remaining.According to Canada's estimated poverty line,which statement best categorizes this family?

The Smith family has a monthly income of $2000,of which they spend $1300 (65 percent of their income)on food,rent,home heating,and electricity.According to Statistics Canada,which measure characterizes the Smith family as living in poverty?

At a shirt-making factory,the cost of materials per shirt was $2.00 and the labour per shirt was $3.00.The factory sold the shirt for $12.00.What was the surplus value of each shirt?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Weber's typology of inequality?