Question 1

Marx used the term_______________ for those who own the means of production-the land and capital necessary for factories and mines.

Accepted Answer

A)  entrepreneur 
B)  proletariat 
C)  rentier 
D)  bourgeoisie

Question 2

In Wright's Marxian model of social classes, the capitalist class is made up strictly of families with large amounts of inherited wealth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The upper-middle class is comprised of highly educated professionals, such as physicians, attorneys, stockbrokers, and corporate managers, which make up about____________  of the population.

Accepted Answer

A)  3 percent 
B)  8 percent 
C)  14 percent 
D)  30 percent

Question 4

Since the late 1980s, the wealth gap between African Americans and whites has closed significantly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In addition to unemployment, structural problems contribute to______________ , where people work at jobs that do not pay a living wage and lack security.

Accepted Answer

A)  underemployment 
B)  subemployment 
C)  minor employment 
D)  marginal employment

Question 6

For many of the working poor, medical insurance is out of the question. In 2014, approximately ______________of U.S. households with income less than $25,000 were without health insurance coverage.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 percent 
B)  7 percent 
C)  16 percent 
D)  25 percent

Question 7

Compare the functionalist and conflict theory perspectives on education in relation to inequality in the United States.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Which of the following statements about the class system is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Status is based on access to and ownership of resources. 
B)  The boundaries are more distinct than in a caste system. 
C)  In part, the type of work one does determines one's class. 
D)  Status comes at least partly through achievement.

Question 9

Why has Karl Marx's prediction of a workers' revolution failed to occur?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

The sociological term for the movement of individuals or groups from one level in a stratification system to another is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  life chances 
B)  stratification 
C)  social mobility 
D)  meritocracy

Question 11

Describe Erik Wright's model of the U.S. class structure based on the theory of Marx.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Workers have not overthrown capitalism as Marx predicted because_______________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  many workers have experienced a rising standard of living 
B)  workers have lost legal protections in the form of rights and benefits 
C)  individual capitalists still own and control factories and other means of production 
D)  fewer people are engaged in the economy

Question 13

______________is the most likely to have life-threatening consequences, such as when a homeless person freezes to death on a park bench.

Accepted Answer

A)  Subjective poverty 
B)  Relative poverty 
C)  Absolute poverty 
D)  Official poverty

Question 14

Describe and compare the three types of systems of stratification.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

______________theorists stress that schools are agencies for perpetuating social inequality because parents with limited income are not able to provide the same educational opportunities for their children as are families with greater financial resources.

Accepted Answer

A)  Conflict 
B)  Symbolic interactionist 
C)  Postmodern 
D)  Functionalist

Question 16

Women's lower socioeconomic status is the primary explanation for poverty in the United States today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

_______________is an extreme form of stratification in which some people are owned by others. It is a closed system in which people are treated as property and have little or no control over their lives.

Accepted Answer

A)  League 
B)  Slavery 
C)  Class 
D)  Caste

Question 18

In the United States, wealth is more unevenly distributed than income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Anything valued in a society, such as money, property, and education, is called ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the means of production 
B)  a benefit 
C)  a resource 
D)  a commodity

Question 20

Meredith studies how waiters are treated by diners at a country club in order to learn about the daily structure of inequality and how these patterns are enacted and replicated. Meredith is a ______________.

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 2: Culture

Marx used the term_______________ for those who own the means of production-the land and capital necessary for factories and mines.

In Wright's Marxian model of social classes, the capitalist class is made up strictly of families with large amounts of inherited wealth.

The upper-middle class is comprised of highly educated professionals, such as physicians, attorneys, stockbrokers, and corporate managers, which make up about____________ of the population.

Since the late 1980s, the wealth gap between African Americans and whites has closed significantly.

In addition to unemployment, structural problems contribute to______________ , where people work at jobs that do not pay a living wage and lack security.

For many of the working poor, medical insurance is out of the question. In 2014, approximately ______________of U.S. households with income less than $25,000 were without health insurance coverage.

Compare the functionalist and conflict theory perspectives on education in relation to inequality in the United States.

Which of the following statements about the class system is incorrect?

Why has Karl Marx's prediction of a workers' revolution failed to occur?

The sociological term for the movement of individuals or groups from one level in a stratification system to another is __________.

Describe Erik Wright's model of the U.S. class structure based on the theory of Marx.

Workers have not overthrown capitalism as Marx predicted because_______________ .

______________is the most likely to have life-threatening consequences, such as when a homeless person freezes to death on a park bench.

Describe and compare the three types of systems of stratification.

______________theorists stress that schools are agencies for perpetuating social inequality because parents with limited income are not able to provide the same educational opportunities for their children as are families with greater financial resources.

Women's lower socioeconomic status is the primary explanation for poverty in the United States today.

_______________is an extreme form of stratification in which some people are owned by others. It is a closed system in which people are treated as property and have little or no control over their lives.

In the United States, wealth is more unevenly distributed than income.

Anything valued in a society, such as money, property, and education, is called ________________.

Meredith studies how waiters are treated by diners at a country club in order to learn about the daily structure of inequality and how these patterns are enacted and replicated. Meredith is a ______________.