Question 1

What percentage of the country's wealth is controlled by the poorest 10 percent of Canadian households?

Accepted Answer

A) less than 10 percent 
B) between 15 and 29 percent 
C) between 30 and 49 percent 
D) between 50 and 60 percent 
A) less than 10 percent 
B) between 15 and 29 percent 
C) between 30 and 49 percent 
D) between 50 and 60 percent A

Question 2

Laura works evening and part-time shifts at the local supermarket.Her position could be classified as what kind of occupation?

Accepted Answer

A) middle class 
B) pink collar 
C) blue collar 
D) working poor 
A) middle class 
B) pink collar 
C) blue collar 
D) working poor B

Question 3

According to sociologist Ralf Dahrendorf,why have workers NOT overthrown capitalism as Karl Marx had predicted?

Accepted Answer

A) Workers have seen the wisdom of the capitalist system. 
B) Capitalism has changed significantly since Marx's time. 
C) Individual capitalists now own and control the means of production,and workers have no other place to acquire jobs. 
D) Ownership and control of the means of production is combined in contemporary multinational corporations. 
A) Workers have seen the wisdom of the capitalist system. 
B) Capitalism has changed significantly since Marx's time. 
C) Individual capitalists now own and control the means of production,and workers have no other place to acquire jobs. 
D) Ownership and control of the means of production is combined in contemporary multinational corporations. B

Question 4

Because of the variety of low-paying jobs,working-class families have more financial security than middle-class families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Mike used to work on the assembly line at General Motors in Oshawa,making over 20 dollars an hour.Recently an industrial robot was invented that is able to do the same job and requires a technician making only 10 dollars an hour to check the specifications twice per shift.What has happened to Mike's job?

Accepted Answer

A) It was reclassified. 
B) It was deskilled. 
C) It was deindustrialized. 
D) It was downsized. 
A) It was reclassified. 
B) It was deskilled. 
C) It was deindustrialized. 
D) It was downsized.

Question 6

Joan goes to get a payday loan because she needs to pay her rent and a dental bill for her son.To what social class is she most likely to belong?

Accepted Answer

A) upper-middle class 
B) middle class 
C) working class 
D) working poor 
A) upper-middle class 
B) middle class 
C) working class 
D) working poor

Question 7

The position of working-class women varies based on their participation in the division of labour at home.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What percentage of the income "pie" do the wealthiest 20 percent of households receive?

Accepted Answer

A) 45 percent 
B) 50 percent 
C) 65 percent 
D) 70 percent 
A) 45 percent 
B) 50 percent 
C) 65 percent 
D) 70 percent

Question 9

Which statement accurately describes the relationship between income and physical and mental health?

Accepted Answer

A) People who are wealthy and well educated are more likely to be healthy than are poor people. 
B) Research about the effects of income and health is largely inconclusive due to individual differences and uncontrollable lifestyle factors. 
C) The poor have the same life expectancy as people who are wealthy,but they have less access to resources later in life. 
D) People with high incomes live in conditions of excess that produce more cardiovascular heart problems later in life relative to those in poverty. 
A) People who are wealthy and well educated are more likely to be healthy than are poor people. 
B) Research about the effects of income and health is largely inconclusive due to individual differences and uncontrollable lifestyle factors. 
C) The poor have the same life expectancy as people who are wealthy,but they have less access to resources later in life. 
D) People with high incomes live in conditions of excess that produce more cardiovascular heart problems later in life relative to those in poverty.

Question 10

In Karl Marx's view,alienation develops as workers manufacture goods that embody their creative talents but do not own the goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is the "deindustrialization of North America"?

Accepted Answer

A) a transformation from steam power to nuclear power 
B) the loss of a large number of jobs due to automation and the transfer of jobs to other countries 
C) a trend in which workers,having obtained higher education than in the past,are unwilling to take industrial jobs 
D) a drastic increase in factory and other hourly-rated jobs 
A) a transformation from steam power to nuclear power 
B) the loss of a large number of jobs due to automation and the transfer of jobs to other countries 
C) a trend in which workers,having obtained higher education than in the past,are unwilling to take industrial jobs 
D) a drastic increase in factory and other hourly-rated jobs

Question 12

Which province/territory has the highest annual family income (according to the 2010 Census)?

Accepted Answer

A) New Brunswick 
B) Ontario 
C) Alberta 
D) Northwest Territories 
A) New Brunswick 
B) Ontario 
C) Alberta 
D) Northwest Territories

Question 13

What percentage of Canadians make up the working class?

Accepted Answer

A) 50 percent 
B) 30 percent 
C) 20 percent 
D) less than 10 percent 
A) 50 percent 
B) 30 percent 
C) 20 percent 
D) less than 10 percent

Question 14

Martha is a recent immigrant to Canada and mother of three children.Which of the following will most likely be her situation?

Accepted Answer

A) She will live in conditions of extreme poverty. 
B) She will live in overcrowded housing and worry about being able to feed her children. 
C) Her children will be taken away by social services. 
D) She will have a higher income than her parents. 
A) She will live in conditions of extreme poverty. 
B) She will live in overcrowded housing and worry about being able to feed her children. 
C) Her children will be taken away by social services. 
D) She will have a higher income than her parents.

Question 15

What would likely assist people on the lowest rungs of the social class ladder to achieve upward social mobility?

Accepted Answer

A) adequate social assistance 
B) satisfactory employment opportunities 
C) equal treatment by other members of society 
D) a safe environment in which to raise children 
A) adequate social assistance 
B) satisfactory employment opportunities 
C) equal treatment by other members of society 
D) a safe environment in which to raise children

Question 16

The inability to pay for basic housing is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

A) relative poverty 
B) absolute poverty 
C) conditional poverty 
D) baseline poverty 
A) relative poverty 
B) absolute poverty 
C) conditional poverty 
D) baseline poverty

Question 17

What term is used to describe a level of economic deprivation in which people are unable to maintain an average standard of living?

Accepted Answer

A) conditional poverty 
B) relative poverty 
C) absolute poverty 
D) contingent poverty 
A) conditional poverty 
B) relative poverty 
C) absolute poverty 
D) contingent poverty

Question 18

Which social class do physicians,lawyers,and corporate managers belong to?

Accepted Answer

A) upper class 
B) upper-middle class 
C) middle-class 
D) lower-middle class 
A) upper class 
B) upper-middle class 
C) middle-class 
D) lower-middle class

Question 19

Which statement is NOT part of the Davis-Moore thesis?

Accepted Answer

A) All societies have important tasks that must be accomplished. 
B) Some positions are more important for the survival of society than others. 
C) The most important positions can be filled by less-qualified people. 
D) The most highly rewarded positions involve expertise,direction,and financing. 
A) All societies have important tasks that must be accomplished. 
B) Some positions are more important for the survival of society than others. 
C) The most important positions can be filled by less-qualified people. 
D) The most highly rewarded positions involve expertise,direction,and financing.

Question 20

A man in his 40s dies during a winter night while sleeping under a staircase on a downtown street.Which statement best describes his situation?

Accepted Answer

A) He was living in absolute poverty. 
B) He was living in relative poverty. 
C) He was officially poor. 
D) He was subjectively poor. 
A) He was living in absolute poverty. 
B) He was living in relative poverty. 
C) He was officially poor. 
D) He was subjectively poor.

Exam 8: Social Class and Stratification in Canada

What percentage of the country's wealth is controlled by the poorest 10 percent of Canadian households?

Laura works evening and part-time shifts at the local supermarket.Her position could be classified as what kind of occupation?

According to sociologist Ralf Dahrendorf,why have workers NOT overthrown capitalism as Karl Marx had predicted?

Because of the variety of low-paying jobs,working-class families have more financial security than middle-class families.

Joan goes to get a payday loan because she needs to pay her rent and a dental bill for her son.To what social class is she most likely to belong?

The position of working-class women varies based on their participation in the division of labour at home.

What percentage of the income "pie" do the wealthiest 20 percent of households receive?

Which statement accurately describes the relationship between income and physical and mental health?

In Karl Marx's view,alienation develops as workers manufacture goods that embody their creative talents but do not own the goods.

What is the "deindustrialization of North America"?

Which province/territory has the highest annual family income (according to the 2010 Census)?

What percentage of Canadians make up the working class?

Martha is a recent immigrant to Canada and mother of three children.Which of the following will most likely be her situation?

What would likely assist people on the lowest rungs of the social class ladder to achieve upward social mobility?

The inability to pay for basic housing is an example of what?

What term is used to describe a level of economic deprivation in which people are unable to maintain an average standard of living?

Which social class do physicians,lawyers,and corporate managers belong to?

Which statement is NOT part of the Davis-Moore thesis?

A man in his 40s dies during a winter night while sleeping under a staircase on a downtown street.Which statement best describes his situation?

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