Question 1

Maritime societies were often dominated by

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A)  traders and merchants 
B)  powerful kings 
C)  powerful mounted armies 
D)  priests and religious orders 
A)  traders and merchants 
B)  powerful kings 
C)  powerful mounted armies 
D)  priests and religious orders A

Question 2

Because there are multiple dimensions to inequality, these often cancel each other out, making everyone more or less equal.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The Kuznets curve predicted that all societies would inevitably become more unequal over time.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

How do race, class and gender, along with other dimensions of inequality, interact to affect a person's life chances? Provide some concrete examples.

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Students can discuss how social class in

Question 5

C. Wright Mills refers to the sociological imagination as:

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A)  a quality of mind that helps people place their personal troubles in a broader social and historical context 
B)  the ability to think of interesting and informative sociological research 
C)  the ability to imagine oneself as someone else in a different social class or position 
D)  a literary device using fictional accounts to reflect social realities 
A)  a quality of mind that helps people place their personal troubles in a broader social and historical context 
B)  the ability to think of interesting and informative sociological research 
C)  the ability to imagine oneself as someone else in a different social class or position 
D)  a literary device using fictional accounts to reflect social realities

Question 6

Women's status in hunting-and-gathering societies is often:

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A)  less subordinate (more equal) than in agricultural societies 
B)  dominant and matriarchal 
C)  one of virtual slavery 
D)  more subordinate than in herding societies 
A)  less subordinate (more equal) than in agricultural societies 
B)  dominant and matriarchal 
C)  one of virtual slavery 
D)  more subordinate than in herding societies

Question 7

Many agrarian societies could be typified as:

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A)  patriarchal deference societies 
B)  simple horticulturalists 
C)  highly matriarchal 
D)  very egalitarian societies 
A)  patriarchal deference societies 
B)  simple horticulturalists 
C)  highly matriarchal 
D)  very egalitarian societies

Question 8

One would expect to find the least job specialization in a

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A)  hunting-and-gathering society 
B)  horticultural society 
C)  industrial society 
D)  pastoral society 
A)  hunting-and-gathering society 
B)  horticultural society 
C)  industrial society 
D)  pastoral society

Question 9

Humans have always lived in extremely unequal societies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Some refer to hunter-gatherers as the original affluent society because they

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A)  often amassed great wealth 
B)  often made millions leasing their vast natural resources 
C)  often raided their farming neighbors 
D)  often worked no more than 20 hours per week 
A)  often amassed great wealth 
B)  often made millions leasing their vast natural resources 
C)  often raided their farming neighbors 
D)  often worked no more than 20 hours per week

Question 11

Most sociologists consider the dimensions of inequality to be

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A)  inevitable 
B)  facts of nature 
C)  grounded in natural law 
D)  social constructions 
A)  inevitable 
B)  facts of nature 
C)  grounded in natural law 
D)  social constructions

Question 12

Which types of workers are hardest hit by deindustrialization?

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Working-class indust

Question 13

The use of simple horticulture allowed the

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A)  establishment of permanent settlements 
B)  invention of the wheel 
C)  penetration of arctic and desert environments 
D)  rise of the great world empires 
A)  establishment of permanent settlements 
B)  invention of the wheel 
C)  penetration of arctic and desert environments 
D)  rise of the great world empires

Question 14

Inequality reached its extremes in many

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A)  advanced capitalist countries 
B)  hunting-and-gathering societies 
C)  agrarian societies 
D)  horticultural barter societies 
A)  advanced capitalist countries 
B)  hunting-and-gathering societies 
C)  agrarian societies 
D)  horticultural barter societies

Question 15

What are the key dimensions of inequality that are emphasized by sociologists?

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Race, class, and gen

Question 16

Frontier societies have greater equality in their early stages in part because

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A)  it is written into their constitutions 
B)  labor is scarce and valuable 
C)  harmonious relations are often established between natives and newcomers 
D)  natural resources are scarce 
A)  it is written into their constitutions 
B)  labor is scarce and valuable 
C)  harmonious relations are often established between natives and newcomers 
D)  natural resources are scarce

Question 17

Postindustrial economies are dominated by

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A)  rival gangs 
B)  heavy industry 
C)  the service sector 
D)  illegal immigrants 
A)  rival gangs 
B)  heavy industry 
C)  the service sector 
D)  illegal immigrants

Question 18

Where a worker is placed on the "disassembly" line in the Robeson County slaughterhouse depends a great deal on

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A)  what type of educational credentials the worker has 
B)  the worker's race, ethnicity, and gender 
C)  the amount of seniority the worker has 
D)  whether the worker is a union member 
A)  what type of educational credentials the worker has 
B)  the worker's race, ethnicity, and gender 
C)  the amount of seniority the worker has 
D)  whether the worker is a union member

Question 19

Many of the world's most unequal current societies are in

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A)  the advanced industrial world 
B)  the Pacific basin 
C)  Latin American industrializing agrarian societies 
D)  small countries of Eastern Europe 
A)  the advanced industrial world 
B)  the Pacific basin 
C)  Latin American industrializing agrarian societies 
D)  small countries of Eastern Europe

Question 20

Viewed sociologically, race and gender can be viewed as special types of

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A)  social status 
B)  socialization 
C)  biological categories 
D)  behavior predictors 
A)  social status 
B)  socialization 
C)  biological categories 
D)  behavior predictors

Maritime societies were often dominated by

Because there are multiple dimensions to inequality, these often cancel each other out, making everyone more or less equal.

The Kuznets curve predicted that all societies would inevitably become more unequal over time.

How do race, class and gender, along with other dimensions of inequality, interact to affect a person's life chances? Provide some concrete examples.

C. Wright Mills refers to the sociological imagination as:

Women's status in hunting-and-gathering societies is often:

Many agrarian societies could be typified as:

One would expect to find the least job specialization in a

Humans have always lived in extremely unequal societies.

Some refer to hunter-gatherers as the original affluent society because they

Most sociologists consider the dimensions of inequality to be

Which types of workers are hardest hit by deindustrialization?

The use of simple horticulture allowed the

Inequality reached its extremes in many

What are the key dimensions of inequality that are emphasized by sociologists?

Frontier societies have greater equality in their early stages in part because

Postindustrial economies are dominated by

Where a worker is placed on the "disassembly" line in the Robeson County slaughterhouse depends a great deal on

Many of the world's most unequal current societies are in

Viewed sociologically, race and gender can be viewed as special types of

The Great Debate

The Global Divide: Inequality Across Societies

Class Privilege

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender and Sexual Inequality

Status Prestige

Power and Politics

Moving Up: Education and Mobility

Abandoned Spaces, Forgotten Places: Poverty and Place

Reversing the Race to the Bottom: Poverty and Policy

Challenging the System: Social Movements in a Global Age

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Exam 1: The Gordian Knot of Race, Class, and Gender

Maritime societies were often dominated by

Because there are multiple dimensions to inequality, these often cancel each other out, making everyone more or less equal.

The Kuznets curve predicted that all societies would inevitably become more unequal over time.

How do race, class and gender, along with other dimensions of inequality, interact to affect a person's life chances? Provide some concrete examples.

C. Wright Mills refers to the sociological imagination as:

Women's status in hunting-and-gathering societies is often:

Many agrarian societies could be typified as:

One would expect to find the least job specialization in a

Humans have always lived in extremely unequal societies.

Some refer to hunter-gatherers as the original affluent society because they

Most sociologists consider the dimensions of inequality to be

Which types of workers are hardest hit by deindustrialization?

The use of simple horticulture allowed the

Inequality reached its extremes in many

What are the key dimensions of inequality that are emphasized by sociologists?

Frontier societies have greater equality in their early stages in part because

Postindustrial economies are dominated by

Where a worker is placed on the "disassembly" line in the Robeson County slaughterhouse depends a great deal on

Many of the world's most unequal current societies are in

Viewed sociologically, race and gender can be viewed as special types of

The Great Debate

The Global Divide: Inequality Across Societies

Class Privilege

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender and Sexual Inequality

Status Prestige

Power and Politics

Moving Up: Education and Mobility

Abandoned Spaces, Forgotten Places: Poverty and Place

Reversing the Race to the Bottom: Poverty and Policy

Challenging the System: Social Movements in a Global Age

Filters