Exam 6: Social Stratification

What term would describe a world in which everyone would have an opportunity to compete for higher-status positions and those most capable would be awarded the highest ranks?

Among other variables, Weber shared with Marx a belief that which one of the following was a significant contributor to social stratification?

What does a low-income cutoff line (LICO) measure?

Which of the following best describes Marx's prediction for capitalism?

What can we conclude about the impact of caste and stratification systems?

What are Frank Parkin's two types of closure strategies that help us understand how patterns of social inequality are maintained?

Which of the following characteristics sociologically defines a low position in the social stratification system?

Alexis is a manager at the local car manufacturing plant. As an engineer she is able to trouble-shoot problems and solve 90 percent of the production slow-down dilemmas on the spot. Whose theory best explains how her education has made Alexis invaluable to the owners of the car plant?

Tiger Woods suffered a significant fall in status after his extramarital affair was discovered. He is still among the highest paid athletes, but it took him years to win another tournament. In sociological terms, what does he hope to gain by reclaiming his title as "#1 golfer in the world"?

What are the key issues that are debated with the ghost of Marx?

According to the text, which of the following has occurred over the past two decades?

An organization called the Economic Council for the Status of Women runs a national advertisement campaign with the slogan, "For every $1.00 of allowance you give your son, give your daughter 75 cents." Which form of inequality best describes what this campaign is addressing?

Reactions to inequality, and recommendations about what, if anything, should be done about it, are a reflection of the economic climate.

Madison comes from a poor, working-class family. However, she worked hard, got good grades, and landed a great job. She is now considered middle class. Which of the following terms best characterizes the type of stratification system that Madison experienced?

According to the text, what are the specific measures of a person's socioeconomic status?

Contradictory class locations are occupational groupings that have divided loyalties within a class structure.

If you are like most Canadians, you probably do not generally think of yourself as belonging to a certain social class.

The factory workers were working long hours for very little pay, although they knew that the management was making good profits. When the management announced that a reduction in pay was necessary to keep the factory open, the workers were so angry that they staged a protest and refused to let anyone into the building. Whose social theory was reflected in this protest?

A soldier just received a field promotion. This is when an individual is given an on-the-spot promotion based on demonstrated leadership skills and occupational abilities. Which of the following terms best characterizes the type of society that would provide this type of promotion?

The Davis and Moore theory of stratification is a cultural product of the Great Depression in the United States.