Question 1

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. C

Question 2

A college professor with advanced degrees,moderate salary,and little power to shape national events can be described as having

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A) high status consistency. 
B) horizontal social mobility. 
C) downward social mobility. 
D) low status consistency. 
A) high status consistency. 
B) horizontal social mobility. 
C) downward social mobility. 
D) low status consistency. D

Question 3

Davis and Moore base their claim that stratification is not inevitable on the fact that it does not exist in every society.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

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 5

Structural social mobility refers to an individual's upward or downward social movement due to personal effort or,in some cases,good or bad luck.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the United States,social inequality is determined only by people's talents and abilities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Marx claimed social stratification would end with the creation of a socialist economy.What was Weber's view?

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A) Weber thought socialism would reduce economic differences but also create a political elite,increasing differences in power. 
B) Weber thought capitalism could not be changed. 
C) Weber thought socialism would create a new high-prestige nobility. 
D) Weber agreed with Marx. 
A) Weber thought socialism would reduce economic differences but also create a political elite,increasing differences in power. 
B) Weber thought capitalism could not be changed. 
C) Weber thought socialism would create a new high-prestige nobility. 
D) Weber agreed with Marx.

Question 8

To impress her friends,Laura wears an expensive dress to a party.A sociologist might say Laura is engaging in

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A) structural social mobility. 
B) relative deprivation. 
C) reference group behavior. 
D) conspicuous consumption. 
A) structural social mobility. 
B) relative deprivation. 
C) reference group behavior. 
D) conspicuous consumption.

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

Ideology,or beliefs that support social stratification,is found in

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A) caste systems. 
B) class systems. 
C) both class and caste systems. 
D) only U.S.society. 
A) caste systems. 
B) class systems. 
C) both class and caste systems. 
D) only U.S.society.

Question 11

In class systems,social categories are more clearly and rigidly defined than they are in caste systems.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to the Davis-Moore thesis

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A) complete equality is functional for every society. 
B) the more inequality a society has,the more productive it is. 
C) more important jobs must provide enough rewards to attract the talent necessary to perform them. 
D) meritocracy is less productive than a caste system. 
A) complete equality is functional for every society. 
B) the more inequality a society has,the more productive it is. 
C) more important jobs must provide enough rewards to attract the talent necessary to perform them. 
D) meritocracy is less productive than a caste system.

Question 13

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 14

One reason Marx's predicted socialist revolution never took place in capitalist societies is that

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A) inequality is more or less obsolete. 
B) living standards for the majority have gone up. 
C) wealth is no longer concentrated in the hands of a few. 
D) his theory of social-conflict was completely wrong. 
A) inequality is more or less obsolete. 
B) living standards for the majority have gone up. 
C) wealth is no longer concentrated in the hands of a few. 
D) his theory of social-conflict was completely wrong.

Question 15

Great Britain has eliminated all aspects of its historic aristocracy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Half of all the people in the United Kingdom today consider themselves to be in the

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A) upper class. 
B) middle class. 
C) working class. 
D) lower class. 
A) upper class. 
B) middle class. 
C) working class. 
D) lower class.

Question 17

Social stratification

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A) is a reflection of individual differences. 
B) looks the same in every society. 
C) typically changes a great deal from generation to generation. 
D) is a matter of inequality and beliefs about why people should be unequal. 
A) is a reflection of individual differences. 
B) looks the same in every society. 
C) typically changes a great deal from generation to generation. 
D) is a matter of inequality and beliefs about why people should be unequal.

Question 18

Ideology refers to ideas that support social stratification.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The socialist revolution Karl Marx predicted took place in most industrial-capitalist societies about a century ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Social stratification shapes our patterns of interaction by encouraging people to socialize with others of similar social position.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Social Stratification

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

A college professor with advanced degrees,moderate salary,and little power to shape national events can be described as having

Davis and Moore base their claim that stratification is not inevitable on the fact that it does not exist in every society.

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

Structural social mobility refers to an individual's upward or downward social movement due to personal effort or,in some cases,good or bad luck.

In the United States,social inequality is determined only by people's talents and abilities.

Marx claimed social stratification would end with the creation of a socialist economy.What was Weber's view?

To impress her friends,Laura wears an expensive dress to a party.A sociologist might say Laura is engaging in

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

Ideology,or beliefs that support social stratification,is found in

In class systems,social categories are more clearly and rigidly defined than they are in caste systems.

According to the Davis-Moore thesis

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

One reason Marx's predicted socialist revolution never took place in capitalist societies is that

Great Britain has eliminated all aspects of its historic aristocracy.

Half of all the people in the United Kingdom today consider themselves to be in the

Social stratification

Ideology refers to ideas that support social stratification.

The socialist revolution Karl Marx predicted took place in most industrial-capitalist societies about a century ago.

Social stratification shapes our patterns of interaction by encouraging people to socialize with others of similar social position.

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