Exam 8: Social Class and Stratification in Canada

Jamal Donaldson has his sights on making it big in the business world and leading a large team.Currently,he has two employees.According to Erik Olin Wright's model,what is his class position?

Who argued that the access the people have to important societal resources determines their life chances?

Which concept does Wright (1997)suggest is key to understanding Marx's assertion that interests are generated by class relations?

Which of the following would be considered a working-class job?

Bill Gates,Sidney Crosby,and Kelly Clarkson fit in which model of social class?

Julie and her husband Bryan started out as a working-class couple.A decade later Julie operates her own business,and Bryan is CEO of a large marketing firm.What does their experience demonstrate?

Discuss how the introduction of computers and other technology has resulted in job deskilling.Provide an example.

Intragenerational mobility is the social movement experienced by family members from one generation to the next.

In what ways do poverty and low income lead to heart disease?

If you were to use a conflict perspective to determine social inequality,which of the following concepts would you study?

What is social stratification?

Based on the low-income cut-off lines,when would an individual or family be considered poor?

Which statement best reflects the relationship between Marx and Weber on class and stratification?

On what do Dennis Gilbert and Joseph A.Kahl's base their model of class structure?

Mary and her husband divorced after 25 years of marriage.Which of the following is Mary most likely to experience?

What percentage of the income "pie" do the poorest households receive?

What is one criticism of the Davis-Moore thesis?

Define and distinguish between the concepts of income and wealth.Describe the distribution of income and wealth in Canada using specific examples and recent findings from Statistics Canada.

According to Erik Olin Wright,criteria used to determine the class placement of all workers in a capitalist society must take into account race/ethnicity.

Which of the following is an implication of deindustrialization?