Question 1

What effect is income tax collection and redistribution meant to have on income inequality?

Accepted Answer

A)  It's supposed to eliminate income inequality. 
B)  It's supposed to increase income inequality. 
C)  It's supposed to stabilize income inequality. 
D)  It's supposed to decrease income inequality.

Question 2

Where does Canada fit in the core, semiperiphery, and periphery classification?

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Question 3

In his prediction of a growth in the gap that separated the bourgeoisie and the proletariat-one that would lead to the eventual overthrow of the bourgeoisie-what did Marx fail to take into account?

Accepted Answer

A)  that technological developments that improve profits would be resisted by the workers 
B)  that a large, heterogeneous, middle class of high-income workers would emerge 
C)  that a sense of community spirit and caring would emerge among the bourgeoisie 
D)  that factory owners would invest profits into improving working conditions

Question 4

According to the textbook, what is the definition of wealth?

Accepted Answer

A)  assets minus liabilities 
B)  income after taxes 
C)  purchasing power 
D)  accumulated income

Question 5

Richard Wanner's study of the class system in Canada found that which of the following is still influential?

Accepted Answer

A)  prestige 
B)  ideological power 
C)  ascription 
D)  political power

Question 6

Briefly describe the factors that have enabled underdeveloped former colonies to make headway in their development to semiperipheral status.

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Question 7

Sociologists point to social system faults, such as the lack of good jobs, as the major cause of poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following will be most likely to occur as Canada's occupational structure moves farther from its traditional resource-based foundation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The importance of education will continue to grow. 
B)  There will be more work available. 
C)  The mandatory retirement age will be lowered. 
D)  Incomes for those employed in lower-income occupations will begin to rise.

Question 9

Rajesh works at a local convenience store where she earns the minimum wage of $8.75 per hour. Although she has asked for extra shifts, her boss will only guarantee her 20 hours per week, with additional hours on call when he needs her to cover a co-worker's shift. Which of the following myths about people who are poor does this scenario contradict?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most poor people are immigrants. 
B)  Most poor people are trapped in a cycle of poverty. 
C)  Most poor people are lazy. 
D)  Most poor people are welfare cheats and frauds.

Question 10

What is one's social status based on in a closed society?

Accepted Answer

A)  membership in a favoured group 
B)  education 
C)  ascription 
D)  race

Question 11

Most people in low-income brackets are poor because of their specific characteristics, such as disability, poor attitude, or poor upbringing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Dependency theory emphasizes that the world's powerful countries have deliberately impoverished less powerful countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Define human capital and explain its importance to postindustrial economies.

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Question 14

Which of the following describes patterns of income inequality in Canada since the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Income inequality has increased in the Western provinces. 
B)  Income inequality has increased across the country. 
C)  Income inequality has decreased in B.C. and Ontario, but has increased in the other provinces. 
D)  Income inequality has decreased in the Maritimes.

Question 15

Once immigrants have become established in Canada, statistics show that they have a lower poverty rate than those born in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Research the websites of antipoverty groups. Compare the measures of poverty that such groups use with the measures that Statistics Canada has compiled. Explain any differences that you discover.

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Question 17

When comparing income in 1951 with income in 2001, which of the following must be factored in to ensure that the comparison is meaningful?

Accepted Answer

A)  stratification 
B)  inflation 
C)  deflation 
D)  stagflation

Question 18

The real life scandal regarding the $250 million-grossing film Slumdog Millionaire reproduces which of the following themes?

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual exploitation 
B)  human trafficking 
C)  economic exploitation 
D)  misogyny

Question 19

Define social stratification. Describe the social stratification currently characterizing Canada.

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Question 20

Explain what shipwreck stories like Titanic teach us about the inevitability of social stratification.

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Exam 6: Social Stratification-Canadian and Global Perspectives

What effect is income tax collection and redistribution meant to have on income inequality?

Where does Canada fit in the core, semiperiphery, and periphery classification?

In his prediction of a growth in the gap that separated the bourgeoisie and the proletariat-one that would lead to the eventual overthrow of the bourgeoisie-what did Marx fail to take into account?

According to the textbook, what is the definition of wealth?

Richard Wanner's study of the class system in Canada found that which of the following is still influential?

Briefly describe the factors that have enabled underdeveloped former colonies to make headway in their development to semiperipheral status.

Sociologists point to social system faults, such as the lack of good jobs, as the major cause of poverty.

Which of the following will be most likely to occur as Canada's occupational structure moves farther from its traditional resource-based foundation?

What is one's social status based on in a closed society?

Most people in low-income brackets are poor because of their specific characteristics, such as disability, poor attitude, or poor upbringing.

Dependency theory emphasizes that the world's powerful countries have deliberately impoverished less powerful countries.

Define human capital and explain its importance to postindustrial economies.

Which of the following describes patterns of income inequality in Canada since the 1980s?

Once immigrants have become established in Canada, statistics show that they have a lower poverty rate than those born in Canada.

Research the websites of antipoverty groups. Compare the measures of poverty that such groups use with the measures that Statistics Canada has compiled. Explain any differences that you discover.

When comparing income in 1951 with income in 2001, which of the following must be factored in to ensure that the comparison is meaningful?

The real life scandal regarding the $250 million-grossing film Slumdog Millionaire reproduces which of the following themes?

Define social stratification. Describe the social stratification currently characterizing Canada.

Explain what shipwreck stories like Titanic teach us about the inevitability of social stratification.