Question 1

___________ refers to the unequal distribution of wealth, well-being, consumable energy, and social justice around the world.

Accepted Answer

A)  Status 
B)  Power 
C)  Global stratification 
D)  Class conflict 
A)  Status 
B)  Power 
C)  Global stratification 
D)  Class conflict

Question 2

A status that results from the actions of an individual is:

Accepted Answer

A)  achieved status 
B)  ascribed status 
C)  hierarchical status 
D)  master status 
A)  achieved status 
B)  ascribed status 
C)  hierarchical status 
D)  master status

Question 3

Slavery in the American South, the social structure of India, and the system of apartheid in South Africa are all examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  caste systems 
B)  class systems 
C)  estate systems 
D)  open societies 
A)  caste systems 
B)  class systems 
C)  estate systems 
D)  open societies

Question 4

According to Marx, membership in a social class is defined by:

Accepted Answer

A)  how much money one earns 
B)  how much power one has 
C)  one's relationship to the productive forces of society 
D)  whether one lives in rural or urban areas 
A)  how much money one earns 
B)  how much power one has 
C)  one's relationship to the productive forces of society 
D)  whether one lives in rural or urban areas

Question 5

The majority of the world's developed/first world states lie:

Accepted Answer

A)  in the global south. 
B)  in the global north. 
C)  in Asia. 
D)  in North America. 
A)  in the global south. 
B)  in the global north. 
C)  in Asia. 
D)  in North America.

Question 6

All of the following increased in importance as a result of the Industrial Revolution EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  corporations 
B)  governments 
C)  local communities 
D)  markets 
A)  corporations 
B)  governments 
C)  local communities 
D)  markets

Question 7

A major trend in the world economy today is the tendency of third world nations to become postindustrial societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Explain the concept of the Industrial Revolution as the Great Transformation. What were some of the key elements of this transformation?

Accepted Answer

Karly Planyi coined the term Great Trans

Question 9

Most people in the U.S. believe that their children will be better off than they are.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The interactionist perspective on social stratification stresses the consequences of inequality on the equilibrium of society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a capitalist society?

Accepted Answer

A)  The bourgeoisie control the political system. 
B)  The corporation is the dominant economic institution. 
C)  The family is the key social institution. 
D)  The means of production are privately controlled. 
A)  The bourgeoisie control the political system. 
B)  The corporation is the dominant economic institution. 
C)  The family is the key social institution. 
D)  The means of production are privately controlled.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a result of globalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased trade and investments. 
B)  increased blue-collar jobs 
C)  increased communication from other parts of the world 
D)  greater movement of people across national boundaries 
A)  increased trade and investments. 
B)  increased blue-collar jobs 
C)  increased communication from other parts of the world 
D)  greater movement of people across national boundaries

Question 13

According to Marx, a socialist society would be a classless society because:

Accepted Answer

A)  governments would assure equal opportunity for everyone 
B)  individual differences would no longer be important 
C)  people would no longer be interested in material things 
D)  the institutions that produced inequality would be eliminated 
A)  governments would assure equal opportunity for everyone 
B)  individual differences would no longer be important 
C)  people would no longer be interested in material things 
D)  the institutions that produced inequality would be eliminated

Question 14

Most people in the non-industrial world today live:

Accepted Answer

A)  in large urban centers 
B)  in rural villages 
C)  in suburbs 
D)  on collective farms 
A)  in large urban centers 
B)  in rural villages 
C)  in suburbs 
D)  on collective farms

Question 15

In the United States, the major function of the Horatio Alger myth is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  eliminate the need for formal education 
B)  legitimize the current patterns of inequality 
C)  make the class system more open 
D)  motivate the poor to work harder 
A)  eliminate the need for formal education 
B)  legitimize the current patterns of inequality 
C)  make the class system more open 
D)  motivate the poor to work harder

Question 16

The main factor determining one's position in the stratification system in the United States is:

Accepted Answer

A)  one's place of residence 
B)  one's religion 
C)  the size of one's family 
D)  the way one earns her/his living 
A)  one's place of residence 
B)  one's religion 
C)  the size of one's family 
D)  the way one earns her/his living

Question 17

A major consequence of upward mobility is an increase in an individual's life chances.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following terms refers to the ways in which individuals present themselves to others through body language, dress, speech, and manners?

Accepted Answer

A)  charisma 
B)  deference 
C)  demeanor 
D)  lifestyle 
A)  charisma 
B)  deference 
C)  demeanor 
D)  lifestyle

Question 19

In China before the communist revolution, the social stratum that had enough land to meet basic needs and to produce a surplus that could be converted into cash at local markets was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  gentry 
B)  "middle peasants" 
C)  poor peasants 
D)  rich peasants 
A)  gentry 
B)  "middle peasants" 
C)  poor peasants 
D)  rich peasants

Question 20

The new ideology of the French revolution included all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  equality 
B)  fraternity 
C)  liberty 
D)  enmity 
A)  equality 
B)  fraternity 
C)  liberty 
D)  enmity

Exam 10: Stratification and Global Inequality

___________ refers to the unequal distribution of wealth, well-being, consumable energy, and social justice around the world.

A status that results from the actions of an individual is:

Slavery in the American South, the social structure of India, and the system of apartheid in South Africa are all examples of:

According to Marx, membership in a social class is defined by:

The majority of the world's developed/first world states lie:

All of the following increased in importance as a result of the Industrial Revolution EXCEPT:

A major trend in the world economy today is the tendency of third world nations to become postindustrial societies.

Explain the concept of the Industrial Revolution as the Great Transformation. What were some of the key elements of this transformation?

Most people in the U.S. believe that their children will be better off than they are.

The interactionist perspective on social stratification stresses the consequences of inequality on the equilibrium of society.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a capitalist society?

Which of the following is NOT a result of globalization?

According to Marx, a socialist society would be a classless society because:

Most people in the non-industrial world today live:

In the United States, the major function of the Horatio Alger myth is to:

The main factor determining one's position in the stratification system in the United States is:

A major consequence of upward mobility is an increase in an individual's life chances.

Which of the following terms refers to the ways in which individuals present themselves to others through body language, dress, speech, and manners?

In China before the communist revolution, the social stratum that had enough land to meet basic needs and to produce a surplus that could be converted into cash at local markets was the:

The new ideology of the French revolution included all of the following EXCEPT:

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