Exam 8: Class and Stratification in the United States

According to the sociologist Erik Wright's Marxian model,the __________ class consists of business owners and craftspeople that may hire a small number of employees but largely do their own work.

Systems of stratification are characterized by different hierarchical structures and varying degrees of mobility.All of the following are systems of stratification EXCEPT:

__________ attempt to determine what degree of control workers have over the decision-making process and the extent to which they are able to plan and implement their own work.

Social movement experienced by family members from one generation to the next is:

RaShandra began her career as a high-tech factory worker.Through increased experience and by taking specialized courses in her field,she became an entrepreneur and started her own highly successful "dot-com" business.RaShandra's advancement is an example of ________ mobility.

Outline sociologist Max Weber's multidimensional approach to social stratification and explain how people are ranked on all three dimensions.

According to the social class model developed by sociologist Dennis Gilbert,the __________ members (about one percent of the U.S.population) own substantial income-producing assets and operate on both the national and international levels.People in this class have an influence on the economy and society far beyond their numbers.

For some members of the lower-upper class,the American Dream has become a reality.Others still desire the respect of members of the upper-upper class.

According to Karl Marx,continual exploitation results in workers' __________-a feeling of powerlessness and estrangement from other people and from oneself.It develops as workers manufacture goods that embody their creative talents,but the goods do not belong to them.