Question 1

Which of the following terms was used by Karl Marx in referring to the class of wage earners in a capitalist society?

Accepted Answer

A)  bourgeoisie 
B)  lumpenproletariat 
C)  petite bourgeoisie 
D)  proletariat 
A)  bourgeoisie 
B)  lumpenproletariat 
C)  petite bourgeoisie 
D)  proletariat

Question 2

What ratio of the world's population lives in extreme poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 out of 10 
B)  1 out of 6 
C)  1 out of 3 
D)  more than half 
A)  1 out of 10 
B)  1 out of 6 
C)  1 out of 3 
D)  more than half

Question 3

The movement of an individual or group from one location or community to another is termed:

Accepted Answer

A)  geodesic mobility 
B)  spatial mobility 
C)  structural mobility 
D)  upward mobility 
A)  geodesic mobility 
B)  spatial mobility 
C)  structural mobility 
D)  upward mobility

Question 4

Those societies that have attempted to implement the ideas of Marx on a large scale:

Accepted Answer

A)  developed well-defined systems of stratification 
B)  developed the classless society that Marx predicted 
C)  formed a system giving the highest rank to well-educated technical workers 
D)  reverted to feudal systems of stratification 
A)  developed well-defined systems of stratification 
B)  developed the classless society that Marx predicted 
C)  formed a system giving the highest rank to well-educated technical workers 
D)  reverted to feudal systems of stratification

Question 5

While China and India have cut their poverty rate virtually in half, areas in sub-Saharan Africa most in need of reducing poverty rates have not made any real progress toward reducing poverty or improving quality of life in recent years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an element of Marx's theory of stratification?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eventually a welfare state would arise to meet the needs of the industrial reserve army. 
B)  Eventually the masses would unite and rebel against the owners of capital. 
C)  Monopolies would arise that would control prices and wages. 
D)  Workers would always be impoverished under capitalism. 
A)  Eventually a welfare state would arise to meet the needs of the industrial reserve army. 
B)  Eventually the masses would unite and rebel against the owners of capital. 
C)  Monopolies would arise that would control prices and wages. 
D)  Workers would always be impoverished under capitalism.

Question 7

-As shown in the figure below, which of the following countries has the lowest infant mortality rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bangladesh 
B)  Zambia 
C)  Peru 
D)  Haiti 
A)  Bangladesh 
B)  Zambia 
C)  Peru 
D)  Haiti

Question 8

Marx believed that differences among the various classes in a capitalist society could eventually be settled peacefully.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The increase in blue-collar manufacturing work in the third world has been accompanied by an increase in unemployment in certain regions of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

More than 20% of the United States work force is engaged in agriculture production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following effects changes in stratification systems at both the local and global levels?

Accepted Answer

A)  Natural disasters 
B)  Wars 
C)  Intentional actions such as the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Natural disasters 
B)  Wars 
C)  Intentional actions such as the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals 
D)  All of the above

Question 12

A group's shared awareness of its objective situation as a class is termed:

Accepted Answer

A)  class conflict 
B)  class consciousness 
C)  class hegemony 
D)  class location 
A)  class conflict 
B)  class consciousness 
C)  class hegemony 
D)  class location

Question 13

The opportunities that people will have or be denied throughout life are referred to as their:

Accepted Answer

A)  life chances 
B)  lifestyle 
C)  subculture 
D)  world view 
A)  life chances 
B)  lifestyle 
C)  subculture 
D)  world view

Question 14

The world's richest 20% account for:

Accepted Answer

A)  about 20% of all private consumption. 
B)  about 50% of all private consumption. 
C)  about 75% of all private consumption. 
D)  about 95% of all private consumption. 
A)  about 20% of all private consumption. 
B)  about 50% of all private consumption. 
C)  about 75% of all private consumption. 
D)  about 95% of all private consumption.

Question 15

In his analysis of the French peasants, Marx doubted that they could become a subjective class because:

Accepted Answer

A)  reform movements improved the conditions under which they lived 
B)  the nobility had no difficulty repressing their political demands 
C)  they were not aware of their situation as a class 
D)  they were not severely exploited 
A)  reform movements improved the conditions under which they lived 
B)  the nobility had no difficulty repressing their political demands 
C)  they were not aware of their situation as a class 
D)  they were not severely exploited

Question 16

Marx argued that in a capitalist society there would always be a "reserve army." By this he meant that

Accepted Answer

A)  a pool of unemployed people would work for lower wages than those who already had jobs 
B)  capitalism creates categories of workers who can concentrate on producing surplus 
C)  military force would have to be used to get people to work 
D)  war is an inevitable feature of capitalism 
A)  a pool of unemployed people would work for lower wages than those who already had jobs 
B)  capitalism creates categories of workers who can concentrate on producing surplus 
C)  military force would have to be used to get people to work 
D)  war is an inevitable feature of capitalism

Question 17

War, invasion and conquest are major contributors to global inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is the basic indicator of dire poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of access to clean drinking water 
B)  living on less than $1 per day 
C)  going hungry for at least one day per week 
D)  living in a hunting and gathering society 
A)  lack of access to clean drinking water 
B)  living on less than $1 per day 
C)  going hungry for at least one day per week 
D)  living in a hunting and gathering society

Question 19

In Marx's analysis of capitalism, which of the following is the largest class?

Accepted Answer

A)  capitalists 
B)  landowners 
C)  small businessmen 
D)  workers 
A)  capitalists 
B)  landowners 
C)  small businessmen 
D)  workers

Question 20

Describe the interactionist approach to social stratification and how it relates to conflict theory 	and functionalist explanations.

Accepted Answer

Conflict theory and functionalism explai

Exam 10: Stratification and Global Inequality

Which of the following terms was used by Karl Marx in referring to the class of wage earners in a capitalist society?

What ratio of the world's population lives in extreme poverty?

The movement of an individual or group from one location or community to another is termed:

Those societies that have attempted to implement the ideas of Marx on a large scale:

While China and India have cut their poverty rate virtually in half, areas in sub-Saharan Africa most in need of reducing poverty rates have not made any real progress toward reducing poverty or improving quality of life in recent years.

Which of the following is NOT an element of Marx's theory of stratification?

-As shown in the figure below, which of the following countries has the lowest infant mortality rate?

Marx believed that differences among the various classes in a capitalist society could eventually be settled peacefully.

The increase in blue-collar manufacturing work in the third world has been accompanied by an increase in unemployment in certain regions of the United States.

More than 20% of the United States work force is engaged in agriculture production.

Which of the following effects changes in stratification systems at both the local and global levels?

A group's shared awareness of its objective situation as a class is termed:

The opportunities that people will have or be denied throughout life are referred to as their:

The world's richest 20% account for:

In his analysis of the French peasants, Marx doubted that they could become a subjective class because:

Marx argued that in a capitalist society there would always be a "reserve army." By this he meant that

War, invasion and conquest are major contributors to global inequality.

What is the basic indicator of dire poverty?

In Marx's analysis of capitalism, which of the following is the largest class?

Describe the interactionist approach to social stratification and how it relates to conflict theory and functionalist explanations.

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