Exam 8: Stratification and Inequality, Inequality and Achievement: Social Class, and Inequality and Ascription: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender

Which of the following statements about the British feudal estate system is false?

Which of the following types of mobility would you expect to find in a caste system?

Many United States industries have moved "offshore"-to other countries where wages and taxes are lower. As a result, many US workers have lost well-paying factory jobs and have had to make do with lower paying jobs in the retail and service sectors of society. For example, steel workers have taken jobs at Burger King. Sociologists refer to this as

The Matthew effect explains why some students do best on objective tests rather than subjective ones.

In The Practical Skeptic, McIntyre quoted one student's explanation of class inequality: "People do have opportunities, it's just that some people aren't willing to work hard and take advantage of them. Look at me-my parents cannot afford to pay my way through college, so I work two jobs part-time to support myself. If I can do it, anyone can!"In your informed judgment, how would a sociologist respond to this student's assertion? Would a sociologist agree or disagree with the student? Why?