Exam 9: Understanding Social Class and Inequality in Capitalist Societies

A student was asked to explain the relationship between access to economic resources and meritocracy. The following is her answer: "A person's access to economic resources in a capitalist economy shapes their social roles and social norms which has the potential to affect their opportunities for higher education which is linked to increased social advantage and rewards." How would you judge this student's answer?

How is relative poverty understood globally?

Which of the following elements is not representative of the colonization of the First Nations Peopleby the British?

Which of the following statements about poverty is untrue?

Which of the following is not considered an example of a mode of production?

Which of the following statements best explains the motivation for attending a post-secondary institution in a capitalist economy like Canada?

According to Karl Marx, the capitalist class owns the means of production. He referred to this class as the __________.

Which of the following is not one of the elements of Marx's forces of production?

Which theorist would argue that the division between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat is the key to stratification in capitalist societies?

The statement that "stratification ensures that much talent and ability in a society will not be developed"is based on the perspective of _____ sociological theory.

Which of the following statement is true of social inequality and social stratification in Canada?

What is the term Marx used to explain how work is organized around the tools and technology that is available for people to use in order to transform their environment?

Which of the following statements about Marx and Weber's perspectives on class is not true?

___________ poverty is a floating standard of deprivation by which people at the bottom of a society, whatever their lifestyles, are judged to be disadvantaged in comparison with the nation as a whole

Which of the following is responsible for the global divide in wealth we now experience?

The Marxist approach to the study of class stresses the importance of _____ as a determinant of social behaviour

Which of the following does not represent one of the reasons for white-collar workers being higher in demand than blue-collar and primary industry workers?

According to Weber, what is the relationship between class and status?

When sociologists discuss the effects of "class"in a society they are referring to which of the following?