Exam 7: Social Stratification

In a meritocracy,everyone has an equal chance to compete for higher-status positions.

According to the text,which term would most accurately describe India's caste structure?

The factory workers were working long hours for very little pay,although they knew that the company was making good profits.When the management announced that a reduction in pay was necessary to keep the factory open,the workers were so angry that they staged a protest and refused to let anyone into the building.Whose social theory was reflected in this protest?

According to the text,which statement best describes income inequality in Canada?

Compared to most industrialized countries,Canada spends more on attempts to reduce poverty.

What are the two major components making up Marx's concept of the mode of production?

Mark,25,is a single male,working as a newly hired social worker in New Brunswick,earning $40,000 a year.He has $50,000 of student-loan debt.He lives in an apartment,drives a new leased car,and is paying his bills.Yet he still feels disadvantaged compared to some of his married friends who have two incomes.What is Mark suffering from?

Frank Parkin's concept of exclusion refers to the organized efforts of the privileged and more powerful groups to maintain their advantaged position.

What term is used to refer to movement up or down the stratification system?

Salina bought a clothing factory,upgraded the sewing machines,and purchased higher-quality cloth to make high-fashion clothing.What would Marx say she invested in?

Despite the fact that Canada needs more physical therapists,major schools around the country are restricting enrolment and have now made masters-level programs the basic credential for entering the profession,even though previously a bachelor-level program was sufficient.What term best describes this process?

Keith Nicholson,a Calgary resident,has worked all his life at low-paying jobs.Until recently,he lived in housing for low-income earners,but the government sold his housing development to a private real-estate company and the new owners raised the rent.Now Keith lives on the street and in shelters.Which term best classifies Keith's kind of poverty?

A female baby is born into a Hindu family,in the city of Pune,in the state of Maharashtra,India.What term is used by sociologists to describe the particular characteristics mentioned in the preceding sentence about this baby girl?

What prediction did Karl Marx make with his theory about social stratification in capitalist societies?

Are social classes disappearing,and has class become a useless concept? Assess your own class position or that of your family as you give your answer to the above questions.

According to the text,what are the specific measures of a person's socioeconomic status?

What are the key issues that are debated with the ghost of Marx?

According to the text,which of the following has occurred over the past two decades?

Just after the economic recession of the 1990s,many cities tried to offset high unemployment rates by creating more jobs within the labour market.The changes in the occupational structure allowed more people to get jobs in factories and make a competitive wage.Which term refers to the changes in the structure of the economy that allowed for more job opportunities?

According to the text,what type of inequality has been increasing in Canada during the past decade?