Question 1

The idea that social inequality is harmful and divides society is associated with the:

Accepted Answer

A)  structural-functional approach. 
B)  social-conflict approach. 
C)  symbolic-interaction approach. 
D)  social-exchange approach. 
A)  structural-functional approach. 
B)  social-conflict approach. 
C)  symbolic-interaction approach. 
D)  social-exchange approach. B

Question 2

England's aristocracy contained about what share of the entire country's population?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  5 percent 
D)  half of one percent 
A)  50 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  5 percent 
D)  half of one percent C

Question 3

Read the four statements below. Only one of them is False. Which is it?

Accepted Answer

A)  Living standards in the United States have risen since Marx's lifetime. 
B)  More workers have unions to represent them than in Marx's lifetime. 
C)  There are now laws about workplace safety and minimum wages that did not exist in Marx's lifetime. 
D)  Today, ordinary working people no longer experience the effects of the social inequality that Marx described. 
A)  Living standards in the United States have risen since Marx's lifetime. 
B)  More workers have unions to represent them than in Marx's lifetime. 
C)  There are now laws about workplace safety and minimum wages that did not exist in Marx's lifetime. 
D)  Today, ordinary working people no longer experience the effects of the social inequality that Marx described. D

Question 4

What is status consistency? Give an example.

Accepted Answer

Status consistency refers to the situati

Question 5

Which of the following types of societies comes closest to being egalitarian?

Accepted Answer

A)  hunting and gathering 
B)  horticultural/pastoral 
C)  industrial 
D)  postindustrial 
A)  hunting and gathering 
B)  horticultural/pastoral 
C)  industrial 
D)  postindustrial

Question 6

The concept "meritocracy" refers to social stratification:

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A)  with no social mobility. 
B)  in which people "know their place." 
C)  based entirely on personal merit. 
D)  as found in the United States. 
A)  with no social mobility. 
B)  in which people "know their place." 
C)  based entirely on personal merit. 
D)  as found in the United States.

Question 7

Karl Marx claimed that social stratification in high-income nations such as the United Kingdom and the United States reflected a capitalist economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Compared with people in United States, people in Great Britain are more likely to experience social mobility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Davis-Moore thesis states that social stratification has beneficial consequences for society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In English history, the aristocracy included:

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A)  the hereditary nobility. 
B)  the highest church officials. 
C)  the royal family. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  the hereditary nobility. 
B)  the highest church officials. 
C)  the royal family. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 11

What is meritocracy? Why do caste systems have little of it? Why do class systems have more? Illustrate how class systems combine caste and meritocracy with reference to the United Kingdom or Japan.

Accepted Answer

Meritocracy is a system in which individ

Question 12

Weber agreed with Marx that a socialist revolution would result in complete social equality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Based on what you have read, as the United States develops a postindustrial economy, economic inequality has been:

Accepted Answer

A)  likely to disappear. 
B)  decreasing. 
C)  holding at about the same level. 
D)  increasing. 
A)  likely to disappear. 
B)  decreasing. 
C)  holding at about the same level. 
D)  increasing.

Question 14

According to the Davis-Moore thesis:

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A)  equality is functional for society. 
B)  the more inequality a society has, the more productive it is. 
C)  more important jobs must provide enough rewards to attract the talent necessary to perform them. 
D)  meritocracy is less productive than a caste system. 
A)  equality is functional for society. 
B)  the more inequality a society has, the more productive it is. 
C)  more important jobs must provide enough rewards to attract the talent necessary to perform them. 
D)  meritocracy is less productive than a caste system.

Question 15

Summarize the Davis-Moore thesis. Specifically, what are the functional consequences of inequality for society as a whole? Illustrate the thesis by pointing out various jobs and the relative rewards each job commands. Conclude by noting several criticisms of the Davis-Moore thesis.

Accepted Answer

The Davis-Moore thesis is a sociological

Question 16

At the lowest level of social stratification in ancient Japan were the:

Accepted Answer

A)  shogun. 
B)  burakumin or "outcasts." 
C)  samurai or "warriors." 
D)  Shudra. 
A)  shogun. 
B)  burakumin or "outcasts." 
C)  samurai or "warriors." 
D)  Shudra.

Question 17

The idea that social inequality benefits society is associated with the:

Accepted Answer

A)  structural-functional approach. 
B)  social-conflict approach. 
C)  symbolic-interaction approach. 
D)  social-exchange approach. 
A)  structural-functional approach. 
B)  social-conflict approach. 
C)  symbolic-interaction approach. 
D)  social-exchange approach.

Question 18

Class systems assign social position based on both birth and individual achievement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Today, U.S. workers have far fewer legal protections than U.S. workers had a century ago, when the industrial age was just beginning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Caste systems encourage romantic love and personal choice as the basis of marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Social Stratification

The idea that social inequality is harmful and divides society is associated with the:

England's aristocracy contained about what share of the entire country's population?

Read the four statements below. Only one of them is False. Which is it?

What is status consistency? Give an example.

Which of the following types of societies comes closest to being egalitarian?

The concept "meritocracy" refers to social stratification:

Karl Marx claimed that social stratification in high-income nations such as the United Kingdom and the United States reflected a capitalist economy.

Compared with people in United States, people in Great Britain are more likely to experience social mobility.

The Davis-Moore thesis states that social stratification has beneficial consequences for society.

In English history, the aristocracy included:

What is meritocracy? Why do caste systems have little of it? Why do class systems have more? Illustrate how class systems combine caste and meritocracy with reference to the United Kingdom or Japan.

Weber agreed with Marx that a socialist revolution would result in complete social equality.

Based on what you have read, as the United States develops a postindustrial economy, economic inequality has been:

According to the Davis-Moore thesis:

Summarize the Davis-Moore thesis. Specifically, what are the functional consequences of inequality for society as a whole? Illustrate the thesis by pointing out various jobs and the relative rewards each job commands. Conclude by noting several criticisms of the Davis-Moore thesis.

At the lowest level of social stratification in ancient Japan were the:

The idea that social inequality benefits society is associated with the:

Class systems assign social position based on both birth and individual achievement.

Today, U.S. workers have far fewer legal protections than U.S. workers had a century ago, when the industrial age was just beginning.

Caste systems encourage romantic love and personal choice as the basis of marriage.

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