Question 1

Which of the following assumptions does the Davis-Moore thesis make?

Accepted Answer

A) We experience conflict between those who own the means of production and those who work for wages. 
B) We have an equal distribution of valued goods in our society. 
C) We have considerable social mobility in our society. 
D) We live in a meritocracy. 
A) We experience conflict between those who own the means of production and those who work for wages. 
B) We have an equal distribution of valued goods in our society. 
C) We have considerable social mobility in our society. 
D) We live in a meritocracy.

Question 2

Discuss Karl Marx's position on social inequality that results from the relation between capitalists and workers.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

For Karl Marx,class position is determined by people's work situation or their relationship to the means of production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a feature of Gilbert and Kahl's (1998)model of social class?

Accepted Answer

A) education 
B) occupation of the family head 
C) family income 
D) prestige 
A) education 
B) occupation of the family head 
C) family income 
D) prestige

Question 5

Which of the following accurately represents the ideas of Marx's theory?

Accepted Answer

A) exploitation → alienation→ class conflict 
B) alienation → exploitation → class conflict 
C) class conflict → alienation → exploitation 
D) class conflict → exploitation → alienation 
A) exploitation → alienation→ class conflict 
B) alienation → exploitation → class conflict 
C) class conflict → alienation → exploitation 
D) class conflict → exploitation → alienation

Question 6

As economic status increases,health status decreases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Kurt is able to rent an apartment and get enough food to eat,yet he is unable to save any money or afford even the kind of extras that many Canadians take for granted,such as a bus ride or movie theatre ticket.Which of the following best reflects his situation?

Accepted Answer

A) absolute poverty 
B) relative poverty 
C) official poverty 
D) objective poverty 
A) absolute poverty 
B) relative poverty 
C) official poverty 
D) objective poverty

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a feature of relative poverty?

Accepted Answer

A) People do not have the means to secure basic necessities. 
B) People are unable to maintain an average standard of living. 
C) People have the means to secure basic necessities. 
D) People live in societies that are based on principles equity. 
A) People do not have the means to secure basic necessities. 
B) People are unable to maintain an average standard of living. 
C) People have the means to secure basic necessities. 
D) People live in societies that are based on principles equity.

Question 9

How do sociologists refer to Weber's concept of class?

Accepted Answer

A) as a category of people 
B) as an ideal type 
C) as a concrete dimension of class structure 
D) as an illusion 
A) as a category of people 
B) as an ideal type 
C) as a concrete dimension of class structure 
D) as an illusion

Question 10

A decade ago the Kramers invested in real estate,and now they live primarily off the income they receive from their multiple properties.Using Max Weber's typology,to what social class do the Kramers belong?

Accepted Answer

A) entrepreneurs 
B) rentiers 
C) proletariat 
D) consumers 
A) entrepreneurs 
B) rentiers 
C) proletariat 
D) consumers

Question 11

What percentage of persons living in poverty are single-parent mothers?

Accepted Answer

A) 70-79 percent 
B) 50-69 percent 
C) 40-49 percent 
D) 30-39 percent 
A) 70-79 percent 
B) 50-69 percent 
C) 40-49 percent 
D) 30-39 percent

Question 12

Which term refers to the trend in which women are disproportionately represented among individuals living in poverty?

Accepted Answer

A) the feminization of poverty 
B) matriarchal poverty 
C) pink-ghetto poverty 
D) the gendering of poverty 
A) the feminization of poverty 
B) matriarchal poverty 
C) pink-ghetto poverty 
D) the gendering of poverty

Question 13

In Canada,what is one of the things we are socialized to believe?

Accepted Answer

A) Most of us cannot go from poverty to wealth. 
B) Hard work and playing by the rules do not bring financial wealth. 
C) It is up to the individual to break the cycle of poverty. 
D) Structural factors affect the degree of success an individual can attain. 
A) Most of us cannot go from poverty to wealth. 
B) Hard work and playing by the rules do not bring financial wealth. 
C) It is up to the individual to break the cycle of poverty. 
D) Structural factors affect the degree of success an individual can attain.

Question 14

Educational opportunities and life chances are directly linked.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What percentage of the country's wealth is controlled by the richest 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

Question 16

Most of the wealthiest people in Canada have inherited their fortunes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a key finding from the UNICEF report on Child Poverty in Rich Nations?

Accepted Answer

A) Many countries with low poverty rates have relatively low wealth rankings. 
B) Some of the wealthiest nations have the highest poverty rates. 
C) Nations with low levels of poverty have invested substantially into family policies. 
D) A nation's level of wealth determines its ability to prevent children from becoming poor. 
A) Many countries with low poverty rates have relatively low wealth rankings. 
B) Some of the wealthiest nations have the highest poverty rates. 
C) Nations with low levels of poverty have invested substantially into family policies. 
D) A nation's level of wealth determines its ability to prevent children from becoming poor.

Question 18

Not being able to afford designer clothes,pretending you don't want to play organized sports,and wishing that you could go on holidays are all meanings a child would give to what?

Accepted Answer

A) being a kid 
B) homelessness 
C) poverty 
D) low self-esteem 
A) being a kid 
B) homelessness 
C) poverty 
D) low self-esteem

Question 19

Suppose Jack and Annie's parents were teaching them about living in a meritocracy.What key lesson would they need to learn?

Accepted Answer

A) Their position in the stratification system depends strictly on their ascribed statuses. 
B) They must justify their wealth by working hard. 
C) All members of society equally share resources. 
D) Their own share of the resources of a society is based on their qualifications and effort. 
A) Their position in the stratification system depends strictly on their ascribed statuses. 
B) They must justify their wealth by working hard. 
C) All members of society equally share resources. 
D) Their own share of the resources of a society is based on their qualifications and effort.

Question 20

Which of the following has resulted from the introduction of computers and other forms of technology?

Accepted Answer

A) job deskilling 
B) cybercrime 
C) expansion of the upper-middle class 
D) cost-saving among the capitalist class 
A) job deskilling 
B) cybercrime 
C) expansion of the upper-middle class 
D) cost-saving among the capitalist class

Exam 8: Social Class and Stratification in Canada

Which of the following assumptions does the Davis-Moore thesis make?

Discuss Karl Marx's position on social inequality that results from the relation between capitalists and workers.

For Karl Marx,class position is determined by people's work situation or their relationship to the means of production.

Which of the following is NOT a feature of Gilbert and Kahl's (1998)model of social class?

Which of the following accurately represents the ideas of Marx's theory?

As economic status increases,health status decreases.

Kurt is able to rent an apartment and get enough food to eat,yet he is unable to save any money or afford even the kind of extras that many Canadians take for granted,such as a bus ride or movie theatre ticket.Which of the following best reflects his situation?

Which of the following is NOT a feature of relative poverty?

How do sociologists refer to Weber's concept of class?

A decade ago the Kramers invested in real estate,and now they live primarily off the income they receive from their multiple properties.Using Max Weber's typology,to what social class do the Kramers belong?

What percentage of persons living in poverty are single-parent mothers?

Which term refers to the trend in which women are disproportionately represented among individuals living in poverty?

In Canada,what is one of the things we are socialized to believe?

Educational opportunities and life chances are directly linked.

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

Most of the wealthiest people in Canada have inherited their fortunes.

Which of the following is NOT a key finding from the UNICEF report on Child Poverty in Rich Nations?

Not being able to afford designer clothes,pretending you don't want to play organized sports,and wishing that you could go on holidays are all meanings a child would give to what?

Suppose Jack and Annie's parents were teaching them about living in a meritocracy.What key lesson would they need to learn?

Which of the following has resulted from the introduction of computers and other forms of technology?

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