Question 1

In American society, people are socially located in a class position on the basis of

Accepted Answer

A)  the family into which they are born. 
B)  grades in high school and college. 
C)  income, occupation, and education. 
D)  innate physical superiority. 
A)  the family into which they are born. 
B)  grades in high school and college. 
C)  income, occupation, and education. 
D)  innate physical superiority.

Question 2

What is the difference between sex roles and gender roles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gender roles apply to women and sex roles apply to men. 
B)  Gender roles and sex roles are different terms for the same general concept. 
C)  Gender roles are biologically determined and sex roles are socially determined. 
D)  Sex roles are biologically determined and gender roles are socially determined. 
A)  Gender roles apply to women and sex roles apply to men. 
B)  Gender roles and sex roles are different terms for the same general concept. 
C)  Gender roles are biologically determined and sex roles are socially determined. 
D)  Sex roles are biologically determined and gender roles are socially determined.

Question 3

Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer, who was running for governor of South Carolina in 2010, compared government assistance to feeding stray animals, saying "They will reproduce." This is an example of the _____ gap.

Accepted Answer

A)  compassion 
B)  logic 
C)  intervention 
D)  ethnic 
A)  compassion 
B)  logic 
C)  intervention 
D)  ethnic

Question 4

The caste system refers to the system in India

Accepted Answer

A)  that determines a person's social position for life based on their birth into a particular family. 
B)  by which people are approved for medical care for broken bones. 
C)  for choosing people to appear in Bollywood movies. 
D)  that promotes upward social mobility through education and hard work. 
A)  that determines a person's social position for life based on their birth into a particular family. 
B)  by which people are approved for medical care for broken bones. 
C)  for choosing people to appear in Bollywood movies. 
D)  that promotes upward social mobility through education and hard work.

Question 5

Which of the following is a cause of poverty at the nation level?

Accepted Answer

A)  The poorest nations tend to be found in warm climates, where people move more slowly and are less able to accomplish things that lead to wealth. 
B)  People in poorer nations are more concerned with spirituality than with material goods. 
C)  The poorest nations were once colonies of the richer nations, and this legacy of exploitation has left them behind in terms of leadership and economy. 
D)  People in richer nations are more deserving because they work both harder and smarter. 
A)  The poorest nations tend to be found in warm climates, where people move more slowly and are less able to accomplish things that lead to wealth. 
B)  People in poorer nations are more concerned with spirituality than with material goods. 
C)  The poorest nations were once colonies of the richer nations, and this legacy of exploitation has left them behind in terms of leadership and economy. 
D)  People in richer nations are more deserving because they work both harder and smarter.

Question 6

When Max tells his friends that only straight people are normal and all other orientations are deviants, his opinion is based on the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  repressed homosexuality. 
B)  heteronormativity. 
C)  sex-gender systemization. 
D)  homosapiens. 
A)  repressed homosexuality. 
B)  heteronormativity. 
C)  sex-gender systemization. 
D)  homosapiens.

Question 7

Which of the following was the advisor to Republican presidents who argued that poor people are focused on the present and do not think about the future?

Accepted Answer

A)  Herbert Spencer 
B)  Edward Banfield 
C)  Richard Herrnstein 
D)  Charles Murray 
A)  Herbert Spencer 
B)  Edward Banfield 
C)  Richard Herrnstein 
D)  Charles Murray

Question 8

The chapter asserts that the primacy of profits in capitalism means that employers make investment decisions without regard for their employees. Which of the following does NOT represent that situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employers purchase machines to replace workers on an assembly line. 
B)  Employers require workers to participate in on-the-job training. 
C)  Owners close a factory in the United States and move their operations overseas to a low-wage country. 
D)  Employers eliminate traditional pension plans in favor of employee-funded 401K retirement plans. 
A)  Employers purchase machines to replace workers on an assembly line. 
B)  Employers require workers to participate in on-the-job training. 
C)  Owners close a factory in the United States and move their operations overseas to a low-wage country. 
D)  Employers eliminate traditional pension plans in favor of employee-funded 401K retirement plans.

Question 9

Patricia Hill Collins called the intersection of the heirarchical systems of inequality the

Accepted Answer

A)  heirarchy of subordination. 
B)  hierarchical matrix. 
C)  matrix of domination. 
D)  matrix of subjegation. 
A)  heirarchy of subordination. 
B)  hierarchical matrix. 
C)  matrix of domination. 
D)  matrix of subjegation.

Question 10

Social Darwinism continues to surface under different names, but the basic point of these theories is the same, that

Accepted Answer

A)  the poor are poor because they are genetically inferior. 
B)  the poor are poor because they are culturally inferior. 
C)  when poor people rise from poverty, their genes improve to the same degree. 
D)  when middle-class or wealthy people lose their wealth, it is because they are genetically inferior. 
A)  the poor are poor because they are genetically inferior. 
B)  the poor are poor because they are culturally inferior. 
C)  when poor people rise from poverty, their genes improve to the same degree. 
D)  when middle-class or wealthy people lose their wealth, it is because they are genetically inferior.

Question 11

Most good jobs require _____, which can be difficult for the poor to obtain.

Accepted Answer

A)  a college degree 
B)  a culture of poverty 
C)  a high level of intelligence 
D)  industriousness and hard work 
A)  a college degree 
B)  a culture of poverty 
C)  a high level of intelligence 
D)  industriousness and hard work

Question 12

Which of the following are the largest racial minority groups in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans, Native Americans, and Latinos 
B)  Asian Americans, Middle Eastern Americans, Native Americans 
C)  African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans 
D)  Latinos, Chinese Americans, White Russians 
A)  African Americans, Native Americans, and Latinos 
B)  Asian Americans, Middle Eastern Americans, Native Americans 
C)  African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans 
D)  Latinos, Chinese Americans, White Russians

Question 13

_____ status refers to the status of an individual that is assigned without reference to abilities or efforts but rather on the basis of age, sex, race, ethnicity, and family background.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ascribed 
B)  Justified 
C)  Assumed 
D)  Earned 
A)  Ascribed 
B)  Justified 
C)  Assumed 
D)  Earned

Question 14

The _____ perspective assumes that stratification reflects the distribution of power in society and is therefore a major source of discord and coercion.

Accepted Answer

A)  economic 
B)  utility 
C)  conflict 
D)  order 
A)  economic 
B)  utility 
C)  conflict 
D)  order

Question 15

Which term refers to the different opportunities someone has throughout life to experience the things that make life enjoyable?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hierarchy 
B)  Class system 
C)  Social stratification 
D)  Life chances 
A)  Hierarchy 
B)  Class system 
C)  Social stratification 
D)  Life chances

Question 16

The term meritocracy means those who_____ rise to the top of society.

Accepted Answer

A)  receive the most votes in a democratic election 
B)  have the most ability, talent, and effort 
C)  have been able to acquire the greatest wealth 
D)  make the best moral and ethical decisions 
A)  receive the most votes in a democratic election 
B)  have the most ability, talent, and effort 
C)  have been able to acquire the greatest wealth 
D)  make the best moral and ethical decisions

Question 17

Martin has a minimum-wage job with no health benefits. He does not make enough money to pay for preventive medical care or a healthy diet. When he misses work due to illness, his boss fires him. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  the culture of poverty. 
B)  a vicious cycle of poverty. 
C)  corporate crime. 
D)  what is wrong with Obamacare. 
A)  the culture of poverty. 
B)  a vicious cycle of poverty. 
C)  corporate crime. 
D)  what is wrong with Obamacare.

Question 18

Women typically receive lower pay and fewer opportunities for advancement when working in the same kind of jobs as men. Another economic problem for women in the workplace is that they are likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  have less education than men in comparable jobs. 
B)  have no way to defend themselves against sexual harassment. 
C)  work at less prestigious jobs than do men. 
D)  be accused of sexual harassment. 
A)  have less education than men in comparable jobs. 
B)  have no way to defend themselves against sexual harassment. 
C)  work at less prestigious jobs than do men. 
D)  be accused of sexual harassment.

Question 19

The _____ hypothesis maintains that the poor remain poor because of their values.

Accepted Answer

A)  culture of poverty 
B)  value of poverty 
C)  poverty of values 
D)  poverty and culture 
A)  culture of poverty 
B)  value of poverty 
C)  poverty of values 
D)  poverty and culture

Question 20

Adherents of the _____ model of society believe that inequality is unavoidable and therefore must serve a useful function in society.

Accepted Answer

A)  economic 
B)  utility 
C)  conflict 
D)  order 
A)  economic 
B)  utility 
C)  conflict 
D)  order

In American society, people are socially located in a class position on the basis of

What is the difference between sex roles and gender roles?

Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer, who was running for governor of South Carolina in 2010, compared government assistance to feeding stray animals, saying "They will reproduce." This is an example of the _____ gap.

The caste system refers to the system in India

Which of the following is a cause of poverty at the nation level?

When Max tells his friends that only straight people are normal and all other orientations are deviants, his opinion is based on the concept of

Which of the following was the advisor to Republican presidents who argued that poor people are focused on the present and do not think about the future?

The chapter asserts that the primacy of profits in capitalism means that employers make investment decisions without regard for their employees. Which of the following does NOT represent that situation?

Patricia Hill Collins called the intersection of the heirarchical systems of inequality the

Social Darwinism continues to surface under different names, but the basic point of these theories is the same, that

Most good jobs require _____, which can be difficult for the poor to obtain.

Which of the following are the largest racial minority groups in the United States?

_____ status refers to the status of an individual that is assigned without reference to abilities or efforts but rather on the basis of age, sex, race, ethnicity, and family background.

The _____ perspective assumes that stratification reflects the distribution of power in society and is therefore a major source of discord and coercion.

Which term refers to the different opportunities someone has throughout life to experience the things that make life enjoyable?

The term meritocracy means those who_____ rise to the top of society.

Martin has a minimum-wage job with no health benefits. He does not make enough money to pay for preventive medical care or a healthy diet. When he misses work due to illness, his boss fires him. This is an example of

Women typically receive lower pay and fewer opportunities for advancement when working in the same kind of jobs as men. Another economic problem for women in the workplace is that they are likely to

The _____ hypothesis maintains that the poor remain poor because of their values.

Adherents of the _____ model of society believe that inequality is unavoidable and therefore must serve a useful function in society.

The Sociological Perspective

The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict

Culture

Socialization

Social Control

Deviance

Class

Racial Inequality

Gender Inequality

The Economy

Power and Politics

Families

Education

Religion

Structural Sources of Social Change: Economic and Demographic

Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures

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Exam 7: Social Stratification

In American society, people are socially located in a class position on the basis of

What is the difference between sex roles and gender roles?

Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer, who was running for governor of South Carolina in 2010, compared government assistance to feeding stray animals, saying "They will reproduce." This is an example of the _____ gap.

The caste system refers to the system in India

Which of the following is a cause of poverty at the nation level?

When Max tells his friends that only straight people are normal and all other orientations are deviants, his opinion is based on the concept of

Which of the following was the advisor to Republican presidents who argued that poor people are focused on the present and do not think about the future?

The chapter asserts that the primacy of profits in capitalism means that employers make investment decisions without regard for their employees. Which of the following does NOT represent that situation?

Patricia Hill Collins called the intersection of the heirarchical systems of inequality the

Social Darwinism continues to surface under different names, but the basic point of these theories is the same, that

Most good jobs require _____, which can be difficult for the poor to obtain.

Which of the following are the largest racial minority groups in the United States?

_____ status refers to the status of an individual that is assigned without reference to abilities or efforts but rather on the basis of age, sex, race, ethnicity, and family background.

The _____ perspective assumes that stratification reflects the distribution of power in society and is therefore a major source of discord and coercion.

Which term refers to the different opportunities someone has throughout life to experience the things that make life enjoyable?

The term meritocracy means those who_____ rise to the top of society.

Martin has a minimum-wage job with no health benefits. He does not make enough money to pay for preventive medical care or a healthy diet. When he misses work due to illness, his boss fires him. This is an example of

Women typically receive lower pay and fewer opportunities for advancement when working in the same kind of jobs as men. Another economic problem for women in the workplace is that they are likely to

The _____ hypothesis maintains that the poor remain poor because of their values.

Adherents of the _____ model of society believe that inequality is unavoidable and therefore must serve a useful function in society.

The Sociological Perspective

The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict

Culture

Socialization

Social Control

Deviance

Class

Racial Inequality

Gender Inequality

The Economy

Power and Politics

Families

Education

Religion

Structural Sources of Social Change: Economic and Demographic

Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures

Filters