Exam 7: Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Dr. Smith is an open-heart surgeon who was trained at a top-tier medical school. Which of the following theorists would be most likely to argue that Dr. Smith achieved the position solely based on her own talent and efforts?

Those who believe that the culture of poverty theory explains why most people are in poverty would most likely favor which of the following antipoverty programs?

Who among the following is most likely to experience intergenerational mobility?

According to the textbook, what is one of the reasons that slavery does not exist in most societies around the world today?

Karl Marx called those who own the means of production ________ and those who make their living by selling their own labor power for a wage ________.

According to the textbook, what factor accounts for racial disparities in wealth and income?

According to Karl Marx, the working class in industrialized countries would remain poor and live near subsistence level. Marx was right about the persistence of poverty in industrialized countries, but he was wrong in thinking that:

Individuals living in rural communities cut off from resources and opportunities, like individuals living in inner cities with high crime rates, are likely to experience what sociologists call:

Eddie is a factory worker who makes about $32,000 a year. Eddie's husband, Dustin, works part time as a dental assistant and makes about $15,000. Their combined income is just enough to pay their mortgage and make ends meet. Eddie and Dustin are considered:

Which of the following is an example of a caste system?

One of the main differences between Marx's and Weber's understanding of social class is that:

Answer the following question in three to five sentences. How has the distribution of income in the United States changed over the past thirty years? Apply one of the stratification theories discussed in the Chapter to explain the reason for this change.

Which of the following is an example of what Pierre Bourdieu refers to as cultural capital?

In systems of stratification, people are typically ranked by:

According to the textbook, which phenomenon erased many of the gains in child well-being made in the past twenty years?

Andrew is a twenty-something, currently unemployed Jewish male from a wealthy background. Louis is a thirty-year-old Puerto Rican man who currently works in retail. Which difference might Max Weber point to in attempting to understand their respective social statuses?

Sarah believes her neighbors are poor because they have been socialized into a set of values, beliefs, and norms that result in behavior that leads to poverty. Sarah supports which of the following theories of poverty?

What is meant by the phrase feminization of poverty?

Wealth and income are both important determinants of social class. Which of the following best characterizes the relationship between wealth and income in the United States?

We can conclude that one of the main differences between a society based on caste versus one based on class is that: