Exam 10: Stratification and Global Inequality

The Industrial Revolution is still occurring in which of the following:

The movement of an individual or group from one social stratum to another that is caused by the elimination of an entire class as a result of changes in the means of existence is termed:

The social order called capitalism includes all of the following principles EXCEPT:

All human societies produce some form of inequality.

In rural villages social divisions are based largely on:

The ideology of American capitalism teaches that:

There are few indicators of stratification at the micro level of social interaction.

The decline in importance of the rural village in the Industrial Revolution was an important factor in the rise of spatial mobility.

Which of the following terms is used by Max Weber to refer to "the probability that one actor within a social relationship will be in a position to carry out his own will despite resistance"?

Industrial societies are characterized by a tremendous increase in spatial mobility.

Groups that are defined by how much honor or prestige they receive are referred to as:

Karl Marx used the term "proletariat"to refer to the working class.

In Marx's theory of stratification, a social class that has a visible, specific relationship to the means of production is

State briefly the core idea of the conflict perspective on stratification.

Marx argued that as long as workers remain unaware of their situation they are not:

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an open stratification system?

All of the following are descriptive of status groups EXCEPT:

The world's poorest 20% account for less than 2% of all private consumption.

When sociologists talk about the "hidden injuries of class" they are referring to:

Which of the following is NOT part of the concept of stratification?