Question 1

Scholars believe that ________ has encouraged a shift to class-based systems in countries such as India that have been traditionally caste-based systems.

Accepted Answer

A)  morality 
B)  globalization 
C)  the Internet 
D)  a high divorce rate 
A)  morality 
B)  globalization 
C)  the Internet 
D)  a high divorce rate

Question 2

How does the government determine the poverty line?

Accepted Answer

A)  It calculates a strict, no-frills budget based on cost estimates for different family sizes. 
B)  It multiplies the cost of an average household's rent by three. 
C)  It calculates the average cost of living in each of four regions of the United States and divides that number by the average cost of rent in those places. 
D)  Because the cost of living varies across the country, it calculates the cost of living in each region and determines a poverty line for each U.S. region. 
A)  It calculates a strict, no-frills budget based on cost estimates for different family sizes. 
B)  It multiplies the cost of an average household's rent by three. 
C)  It calculates the average cost of living in each of four regions of the United States and divides that number by the average cost of rent in those places. 
D)  Because the cost of living varies across the country, it calculates the cost of living in each region and determines a poverty line for each U.S. region.

Question 3

According to the textbook, what is one conclusion we can draw about how social class is defined in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Racial disparities in wealth can be explained solely by family advantages. 
B)  Most American sociologists can agree on the boundaries between social classes. 
C)  Famous people have higher the highest occupational prestige. 
D)  One's educational attainment is the strongest predictor of one's occupation, income, and wealth later in life. 
A)  Racial disparities in wealth can be explained solely by family advantages. 
B)  Most American sociologists can agree on the boundaries between social classes. 
C)  Famous people have higher the highest occupational prestige. 
D)  One's educational attainment is the strongest predictor of one's occupation, income, and wealth later in life.

Question 4

In two or three sentences, compare and contrast caste and class as systems of stratification.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

The super-rich in the United States were able to accumulate vast amounts of wealth partly because globalization enabled them to:

Accepted Answer

A)  use low-wage labor in other countries. 
B)  sell products to consumers in the United States. 
C)  make investments locally. 
D)  produce their products in one place. 
A)  use low-wage labor in other countries. 
B)  sell products to consumers in the United States. 
C)  make investments locally. 
D)  produce their products in one place.

Question 6

Those who believe that poverty results from structural factors beyond the control of individuals would see which of the following as a source of poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  unequal distribution of educational resources 
B)  universal health care 
C)  decreasing income inequality 
D)  immorality of the poor 
A)  unequal distribution of educational resources 
B)  universal health care 
C)  decreasing income inequality 
D)  immorality of the poor

Scholars believe that ________ has encouraged a shift to class-based systems in countries such as India that have been traditionally caste-based systems.

How does the government determine the poverty line?

According to the textbook, what is one conclusion we can draw about how social class is defined in the United States?

In two or three sentences, compare and contrast caste and class as systems of stratification.

The super-rich in the United States were able to accumulate vast amounts of wealth partly because globalization enabled them to:

Those who believe that poverty results from structural factors beyond the control of individuals would see which of the following as a source of poverty?

Sociology: Theory and Method

Culture and Society

Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

Politics and Economic Life

The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Urbanization, Population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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Exam 7: Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Scholars believe that ________ has encouraged a shift to class-based systems in countries such as India that have been traditionally caste-based systems.

How does the government determine the poverty line?

According to the textbook, what is one conclusion we can draw about how social class is defined in the United States?

In two or three sentences, compare and contrast caste and class as systems of stratification.

The super-rich in the United States were able to accumulate vast amounts of wealth partly because globalization enabled them to:

Those who believe that poverty results from structural factors beyond the control of individuals would see which of the following as a source of poverty?

Sociology: Theory and Method

Culture and Society

Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

Politics and Economic Life

The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Urbanization, Population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

Filters