Question 1

A stratification system based on slavery is one in which.

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A) extragenerational social mobility is supported by religious doctrine. 
B) high-status groups own land and have power based on noble birth. 
C) status is based on achievement,with little movement allowed across strata. 
D) some people are the legal property of others. 
A) extragenerational social mobility is supported by religious doctrine. 
B) high-status groups own land and have power based on noble birth. 
C) status is based on achievement,with little movement allowed across strata. 
D) some people are the legal property of others.

Question 2

Some of the largest multinational corporations hire very few American workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to Herbert Gans,in the United States,poverty serves certain social functions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The United States has ____ social mobility than comparable nations.

Accepted Answer

A) less 284 
B) more 
C) about the same 
D) indifferent 
A) less 284 
B) more 
C) about the same 
D) indifferent

Question 5

What is the culture-of-poverty thesis?

Accepted Answer

A) the belief that those who succeed in society are those who work the hardest and have the best abilities 
B) the idea that the process of expanding economic markets is the only way to sustain the growth of capitalism 
C) the belief that true poverty does not exist in the United States 
D) the belief that poor people develop a unique value structure and set of orientations to deal with the likelihood that they will never achieve conventional success 
A) the belief that those who succeed in society are those who work the hardest and have the best abilities 
B) the idea that the process of expanding economic markets is the only way to sustain the growth of capitalism 
C) the belief that true poverty does not exist in the United States 
D) the belief that poor people develop a unique value structure and set of orientations to deal with the likelihood that they will never achieve conventional success

Question 6

What did Mike Rose find when he observed working-class occupations?

Accepted Answer

A) The occupations he studied require a high level of skill and intelligence. 
B) The occupations he studied are mindless and predictable. 
C) The occupations he studied are highly regimented and routinized. 
D) The occupations he studied bring little,if any,personal satisfaction to employees. 
A) The occupations he studied require a high level of skill and intelligence. 
B) The occupations he studied are mindless and predictable. 
C) The occupations he studied are highly regimented and routinized. 
D) The occupations he studied bring little,if any,personal satisfaction to employees.

Question 7

What does the World Trade Organization do?

Accepted Answer

A) It funds reconstruction and development in poor countries through investments and loans. 
B) It fosters economic growth in poor countries through financial and technical assistance. 
C) It is involved with making and enforcing rules for the international movement of goods and services. 
D) It inspects nuclear facilities. 
A) It funds reconstruction and development in poor countries through investments and loans. 
B) It fosters economic growth in poor countries through financial and technical assistance. 
C) It is involved with making and enforcing rules for the international movement of goods and services. 
D) It inspects nuclear facilities.

Question 8

The McCalls are a family of five living in a rented,two-bedroom house.They have enough to eat and adequate clothing and furnishings,though most of what they have was purchased secondhand.Most families in their community own their own homes and can afford to shop at an upscale mall.The McCalls's condition is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) relative poverty. 
B) absolute poverty. 
C) absolute deprivation. 
D) the culture of poverty. 
A) relative poverty. 
B) absolute poverty. 
C) absolute deprivation. 
D) the culture of poverty.

Question 9

Which of the following health problems is an illustration of the global health imbalance?

Accepted Answer

A) diabetes 
B) drug addiction 
C) HIV/AIDS 
D) epilepsy 
A) diabetes 
B) drug addiction 
C) HIV/AIDS 
D) epilepsy

Question 10

Gans enumerates the functions poverty serves in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

All of the following are criticisms of the functionalist perspective on stratification EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) it is difficult to assess differences in the importance of occupations. 
B) the perspective ignores how much conflict is caused by stratification. 
C) stratification leads to improved efficiency and productivity 
D) rewards are not always consistent with the importance of occupations 
A) it is difficult to assess differences in the importance of occupations. 
B) the perspective ignores how much conflict is caused by stratification. 
C) stratification leads to improved efficiency and productivity 
D) rewards are not always consistent with the importance of occupations

Question 12

What is false consciousness?

Accepted Answer

A) a belief system that protects the lower classes from unemployment and exploitation 
B) a flawed belief system that harms the lower classes and protects the powerful classes from protest and revolution 287 
C) beliefs that are considered irrational or deviant in one's society 
D) the belief that "birth is destiny" 
A) a belief system that protects the lower classes from unemployment and exploitation 
B) a flawed belief system that harms the lower classes and protects the powerful classes from protest and revolution 287 
C) beliefs that are considered irrational or deviant in one's society 
D) the belief that "birth is destiny"

Question 13

Which international organization advised the Zimbabwean government to shift production supports from food crops to tobacco,resulting in increased malnutrition and infant mortality in that country?

Accepted Answer

A) the World Trade Organization 
B) the International Monetary Fund 
C) the U.S.Network for Global Economic Justice 
D) the World Bank 
A) the World Trade Organization 
B) the International Monetary Fund 
C) the U.S.Network for Global Economic Justice 
D) the World Bank

Question 14

How does the U.S.government determine the official poverty line? How are families affected by a poverty line that is set too low?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. government determines the offic

Question 15

Discuss the functions of poverty as outlined by Herbert Gans.How do these functions relate to the author's assertion that "poverty will eliminated only when it becomes dysfunctional for people who aren't poor"?

Accepted Answer

Herbert Gans, a sociologist, outlined se

Question 16

What is the definition of competitive individualism?

Accepted Answer

A) the belief that those who succeed in society are those who work the hardest and have the best abilities 
B) the process of expanding economic markets by invading and establishing control over a weaker country and its people 
C) the inability to afford the minimal requirements for sustaining a reasonably healthy existence 
D) the belief that poor people develop a unique value structure to deal with their lack of success 
A) the belief that those who succeed in society are those who work the hardest and have the best abilities 
B) the process of expanding economic markets by invading and establishing control over a weaker country and its people 
C) the inability to afford the minimal requirements for sustaining a reasonably healthy existence 
D) the belief that poor people develop a unique value structure to deal with their lack of success

Question 17

A_______ is a group of people who share a similar economic position in society based on their wealth and income.

Accepted Answer

A) caste aggregate 
B) caste 
C) social class 
D) feudal aggregate 
A) caste aggregate 
B) caste 
C) social class 
D) feudal aggregate

Question 18

Which category of workers would most likely experience the problem of contradictory class locations?

Accepted Answer

A) bank presidents 
B) mid-level managers 
C) pediatricians 
D) homemakers 
A) bank presidents 
B) mid-level managers 
C) pediatricians 
D) homemakers

Question 19

The land,commercial enterprises,factories,and wealth that combine to form the economic foundation of a class-based society,are referred to as the

Accepted Answer

A) means of production. 
B) bourgeois. 
C) proletariat. 
D) untouchables. 
A) means of production. 
B) bourgeois. 
C) proletariat. 
D) untouchables.

Question 20

Differences in standardized test scores between rich and poor students have disappeared over the past 50 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A stratification system based on slavery is one in which.

Some of the largest multinational corporations hire very few American workers.

According to Herbert Gans,in the United States,poverty serves certain social functions.

The United States has ____ social mobility than comparable nations.

What is the culture-of-poverty thesis?

What did Mike Rose find when he observed working-class occupations?

What does the World Trade Organization do?

Which of the following health problems is an illustration of the global health imbalance?

Gans enumerates the functions poverty serves in the United States.

All of the following are criticisms of the functionalist perspective on stratification EXCEPT

What is false consciousness?

Which international organization advised the Zimbabwean government to shift production supports from food crops to tobacco,resulting in increased malnutrition and infant mortality in that country?

How does the U.S.government determine the official poverty line? How are families affected by a poverty line that is set too low?

Discuss the functions of poverty as outlined by Herbert Gans.How do these functions relate to the author's assertion that "poverty will eliminated only when it becomes dysfunctional for people who aren't poor"?

What is the definition of competitive individualism?

A_______ is a group of people who share a similar economic position in society based on their wealth and income.

Which category of workers would most likely experience the problem of contradictory class locations?

The land,commercial enterprises,factories,and wealth that combine to form the economic foundation of a class-based society,are referred to as the

Differences in standardized test scores between rich and poor students have disappeared over the past 50 years.

Taking a New Look at a Familiar World

Seeing and Thinking Sociologically

Building Reality: the Social Construction of Knowledge

Building Order: Culture and History

Building Identity: Socialization

Supporting Identity: the Presentation of Self

Building Social Relationships: Intimacy and Family

Constructing Difference: Social Deviance

The Structure of Society: Organizations and Social Institutions

The Architecture of Inequality: Race and Ethnicity

The Architecture of Inequality: Sex and Gender

Global Dynamics and Population Demographic Trends

The Architects of Change: Reconstructing Society

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Exam 10: The Architecture of Stratification: Social Class and Inequality

A stratification system based on slavery is one in which.

Some of the largest multinational corporations hire very few American workers.

According to Herbert Gans,in the United States,poverty serves certain social functions.

The United States has ____ social mobility than comparable nations.

What is the culture-of-poverty thesis?

What did Mike Rose find when he observed working-class occupations?

What does the World Trade Organization do?

Which of the following health problems is an illustration of the global health imbalance?

Gans enumerates the functions poverty serves in the United States.

All of the following are criticisms of the functionalist perspective on stratification EXCEPT

What is false consciousness?

Which international organization advised the Zimbabwean government to shift production supports from food crops to tobacco,resulting in increased malnutrition and infant mortality in that country?

How does the U.S.government determine the official poverty line? How are families affected by a poverty line that is set too low?

Discuss the functions of poverty as outlined by Herbert Gans.How do these functions relate to the author's assertion that "poverty will eliminated only when it becomes dysfunctional for people who aren't poor"?

What is the definition of competitive individualism?

A_______ is a group of people who share a similar economic position in society based on their wealth and income.

Which category of workers would most likely experience the problem of contradictory class locations?

The land,commercial enterprises,factories,and wealth that combine to form the economic foundation of a class-based society,are referred to as the

Differences in standardized test scores between rich and poor students have disappeared over the past 50 years.

Taking a New Look at a Familiar World

Seeing and Thinking Sociologically

Building Reality: the Social Construction of Knowledge

Building Order: Culture and History

Building Identity: Socialization

Supporting Identity: the Presentation of Self

Building Social Relationships: Intimacy and Family

Constructing Difference: Social Deviance

The Structure of Society: Organizations and Social Institutions

The Architecture of Inequality: Race and Ethnicity

The Architecture of Inequality: Sex and Gender

Global Dynamics and Population Demographic Trends

The Architects of Change: Reconstructing Society

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