Question 1

Which of the following is true about the effects of gender on stratification?

Accepted Answer

A) Based on their own income and education levels,most women would be considered middle-class 
B) The median income for women is far below the national median income level. 
C) When women have as much education as men,they have jobs that pay as well. 
D) Women are more likely than men to work in upper-middle class jobs. 
A) Based on their own income and education levels,most women would be considered middle-class 
B) The median income for women is far below the national median income level. 
C) When women have as much education as men,they have jobs that pay as well. 
D) Women are more likely than men to work in upper-middle class jobs.

Question 2

When members of the subordinated classes internalize the views of the dominant class and justify inequality,Karl
Marx termed this.

Accepted Answer

A) false consciousness 
B) class consciousness 
C) normative consciousness 
D) stratified consciousness 
A) false consciousness 
B) class consciousness 
C) normative consciousness 
D) stratified consciousness

Question 3

Most of the wealth represented by the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest people and families in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) has been earned in the oil industry. 
B) is inherited. 
C) belongs to major athletes. 
D) is earned by an individual during their lifetime. 
A) has been earned in the oil industry. 
B) is inherited. 
C) belongs to major athletes. 
D) is earned by an individual during their lifetime.

Question 4

Class systems differ from caste systems in that one's status in a class system may be ,to some extent?
While in a caste system it is not.

Accepted Answer

A) ascribed 
B) achieved 
C) economic 
D) social 
A) ascribed 
B) achieved 
C) economic 
D) social

Question 5

Which of the following is not one of the groups within a feudal system?

Accepted Answer

A) nobles 
B) priesthood 
C) commoners 
D) doctors 
A) nobles 
B) priesthood 
C) commoners 
D) doctors

Question 6

Which of the following groups represent the largest number,not percentage,of people in poverty?

Accepted Answer

A) White. 
B) African American. 
C) Hispanic. 
D) Native American. 
A) White. 
B) African American. 
C) Hispanic. 
D) Native American.

Question 7

In the United States

Accepted Answer

A) it is very common for people to start out poor and yet achieve great wealth. 
B) most people live their entire lives as members of a social class very close to the one they were born into. 
C) a person's individual achievements have no effect on their social class. 
D) most individuals move down the social class ladder during their lifetimes. 
A) it is very common for people to start out poor and yet achieve great wealth. 
B) most people live their entire lives as members of a social class very close to the one they were born into. 
C) a person's individual achievements have no effect on their social class. 
D) most individuals move down the social class ladder during their lifetimes.

Question 8

Which of the following is false regarding social class?

Accepted Answer

A) Social class shapes one's access to resources in society. 
B) It is not possible to directly observe social class. 
C) It is not possible for people to change whatever social class they are born into. 
D) People in the same social class share similar opportunities. 
A) Social class shapes one's access to resources in society. 
B) It is not possible to directly observe social class. 
C) It is not possible for people to change whatever social class they are born into. 
D) People in the same social class share similar opportunities.

Question 9

How is the measure of occupational prestige determined?

Accepted Answer

A) Employers are asked how prestigious they believe their businesses are. 
B) Employees are asked to evaluate the prestige of their jobs. 
C) A nationwide sample of people are asked to evaluate a series of different jobs. 
D) Jobs are ranked according to how much they are paid. 
A) Employers are asked how prestigious they believe their businesses are. 
B) Employees are asked to evaluate the prestige of their jobs. 
C) A nationwide sample of people are asked to evaluate a series of different jobs. 
D) Jobs are ranked according to how much they are paid.

Question 10

By 2008 the amount of wealth held by the average Black family equaled that held by the average white family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The middle class in the U.S.is expanding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

There is more inequality in terms of income than of wealth in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of these statements about class consciousness in the U.S.is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Americans do not tend to be very conscious of social class. 
B) In the U.S.the importance placed on individualism diminishes the existence of class consciousness. 
C) There is widespread belief that everyone has access to the same types of material comforts. 
D) Despite the absence of class consciousness,most Americans are aware that there is little upward social mobility. 
A) Americans do not tend to be very conscious of social class. 
B) In the U.S.the importance placed on individualism diminishes the existence of class consciousness. 
C) There is widespread belief that everyone has access to the same types of material comforts. 
D) Despite the absence of class consciousness,most Americans are aware that there is little upward social mobility.

Question 14

Current welfare policy was created by the Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act (PRWRA)in

Accepted Answer

A) 1930 
B) 1964 
C) 1996 
D) 2010 
A) 1930 
B) 1964 
C) 1996 
D) 2010

Question 15

A relatively fixed,hierarchical arrangement in society by which groups have different access to resources,power,and perceived social worth is called.

Accepted Answer

A) social differentiation 
B) social stratification 
C) social inequality 
D) social status 
A) social differentiation 
B) social stratification 
C) social inequality 
D) social status

Question 16

According to theperspective,the most vital jobs in society usually receive the greatest economic rewards.

Accepted Answer

A) functionalist 
B) conflict 
C) symbolic interactionist 
D) feminist 
A) functionalist 
B) conflict 
C) symbolic interactionist 
D) feminist

Question 17

In regards to the intersection of race and class,Black Americans

Accepted Answer

A) in the middle class are not segregated from whites as are poorer Blacks. 
B) are more likely to be working class than are whites. 
C) are more likely to be middle class than working class. 
D) look more like Asian Americans that Whites. 
A) in the middle class are not segregated from whites as are poorer Blacks. 
B) are more likely to be working class than are whites. 
C) are more likely to be middle class than working class. 
D) look more like Asian Americans that Whites.

Question 18

Give an example of how a person might experience the overlapping stratifications systems of race,class,and gender simultaneously.

Accepted Answer

One example of how a person might experi

Question 19

The sociological perspective that defines classes in terms of their structural relationship to other classes and their relationship to the economic system is the.

Accepted Answer

A) functionalist perspective 
B) conflict perspective 
C) symbolic interactionist perspective 
D) exchange perspective 
A) functionalist perspective 
B) conflict perspective 
C) symbolic interactionist perspective 
D) exchange perspective

Question 20

The Smiths compare their wealth,income,and lifestyle to others in their neighborhood.Which of the following are they comparing?

Accepted Answer

A) Life chances 
B) Ascribed statuses 
C) Achieved statuses 
D) Class systems 
A) Life chances 
B) Ascribed statuses 
C) Achieved statuses 
D) Class systems

Which of the following is true about the effects of gender on stratification?

When members of the subordinated classes internalize the views of the dominant class and justify inequality,Karl Marx termed this.

Most of the wealth represented by the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest people and families in the U.S.

Class systems differ from caste systems in that one's status in a class system may be ,to some extent? While in a caste system it is not.

Which of the following is not one of the groups within a feudal system?

Which of the following groups represent the largest number,not percentage,of people in poverty?

In the United States

Which of the following is false regarding social class?

How is the measure of occupational prestige determined?

By 2008 the amount of wealth held by the average Black family equaled that held by the average white family.

The middle class in the U.S.is expanding.

There is more inequality in terms of income than of wealth in the U.S.

Which of these statements about class consciousness in the U.S.is false?

Current welfare policy was created by the Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act (PRWRA)in

A relatively fixed,hierarchical arrangement in society by which groups have different access to resources,power,and perceived social worth is called.

According to theperspective,the most vital jobs in society usually receive the greatest economic rewards.

In regards to the intersection of race and class,Black Americans

Give an example of how a person might experience the overlapping stratifications systems of race,class,and gender simultaneously.

The sociological perspective that defines classes in terms of their structural relationship to other classes and their relationship to the economic system is the.

The Smiths compare their wealth,income,and lifestyle to others in their neighborhood.Which of the following are they comparing?

Sociological Perspective

Culture and the Media

Doing Sociological research

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups and Organization

Deviance and Crime

Global Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Gender

Sexuality

Families and Religion

Education and Health Care

Economics and Politics

Environment, Population and Social Change

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Exam 8: Social Class and Social Stratification

Which of the following is true about the effects of gender on stratification?

When members of the subordinated classes internalize the views of the dominant class and justify inequality,Karl Marx termed this.

Most of the wealth represented by the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest people and families in the U.S.

Class systems differ from caste systems in that one's status in a class system may be ,to some extent? While in a caste system it is not.

Which of the following is not one of the groups within a feudal system?

Which of the following groups represent the largest number,not percentage,of people in poverty?

In the United States

Which of the following is false regarding social class?

How is the measure of occupational prestige determined?

By 2008 the amount of wealth held by the average Black family equaled that held by the average white family.

The middle class in the U.S.is expanding.

There is more inequality in terms of income than of wealth in the U.S.

Which of these statements about class consciousness in the U.S.is false?

Current welfare policy was created by the Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act (PRWRA)in

A relatively fixed,hierarchical arrangement in society by which groups have different access to resources,power,and perceived social worth is called.

According to theperspective,the most vital jobs in society usually receive the greatest economic rewards.

In regards to the intersection of race and class,Black Americans

Give an example of how a person might experience the overlapping stratifications systems of race,class,and gender simultaneously.

The sociological perspective that defines classes in terms of their structural relationship to other classes and their relationship to the economic system is the.

The Smiths compare their wealth,income,and lifestyle to others in their neighborhood.Which of the following are they comparing?

Sociological Perspective

Culture and the Media

Doing Sociological research

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups and Organization

Deviance and Crime

Global Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Gender

Sexuality

Families and Religion

Education and Health Care

Economics and Politics

Environment, Population and Social Change

Filters