Exam 7: Global Stratification

As a full professor of sociology, Jackie ranks high in prestige, but relatively low in income. What can one expect of her political views?

Sally is employed as a computer programmer for the Ellis Corporation. She has a savings account of $15,000 and owns a few shares of Ellis stock. She thinks of herself as an investor rather than as a worker. Marx would maintain that Sally has experienced ________.

Great Britain was one of the first nations in which industrial capitalism developed. According to world system theory, Great Britain would be a ________ nation.

Some nations have traditionally been in poverty from one generation to the next, relying on tradition rather than experimenting with new technology that might improve their standard of living. This explanation for global stratification is called ________.

According to Karl Marx, false class consciousness is a condition in which the workers mistakenly believe they have the power to unite and overthrow the capitalists.

When individuals experience status inconsistency, what is their likely choice of behavior?

What are the three components Weber identified as being the key elements of determining one's social class?

The sociologist who believed that social class is made up of three components - property, power, and prestige - was ________.

Develop a profile that answers the question, "Who are the poor?"

Melvin Tumin pointed out flaws in the functionalist position to explain social stratification. What were his three major arguments?

Janelle is a professor in the Department of Business at a state university. She is a full professor in her department and earns $135,000 a year. According to Lenski's status inconsistency hypothesis, what is Janelle's most likely political philosophy?

What is the formula to determine one's wealth?

Which statement regarding the nation's income is most accurate?

There were much-publicized myths of the late 1800s that centered around the rags-to-riches exploits of fictional boy heroes. These myths were perpetuated by their author, ________.

People in the capitalist class are more likely to experience mental health problems because of the excessive stress associated with managing high-powered jobs.

Indentured servitude is a gray area between contract labor and slavery.

In societies that use a caste system for stratification, what is ablution?

Which of the following led to the discontinuation of the terms "First World," "Second World," and "Third World" to describe global stratification?

The Least Industrialized Nations account for more than two-thirds of the world's population.

How does the class system in the United States resemble, and differ from, a caste system?