Question 1

The movement between different positions within a system of social stratification in any given society is called ____________ mobility.

Accepted Answer

A)  structural 
B)  social 
C)  vertical 
D)  horizontal 
A)  structural 
B)  social 
C)  vertical 
D)  horizontal B

Question 2

What is another term for the nonworking poor?

Accepted Answer

A)  mentally challenged 
B)  proletariat 
C)  deserving poor 
D)  underclass 
A)  mentally challenged 
B)  proletariat 
C)  deserving poor 
D)  underclass D

Question 3

Under what system is your societal position related to your position in the economic market?

Accepted Answer

A)  hierarchy 
B)  class 
C)  caste 
D)  estate 
A)  hierarchy 
B)  class 
C)  caste 
D)  estate B

Question 4

From Malthus's perspective,what keeps the population in check?

Accepted Answer

A)  royalty 
B)  politics 
C)  social controls 
D)  inequality 
A)  royalty 
B)  politics 
C)  social controls 
D)  inequality

Question 5

Which kind of inequality did Rousseau believe would always exist?

Accepted Answer

A)  physical 
B)  social 
C)  neither physical nor social 
D)  both physical and social 
A)  physical 
B)  social 
C)  neither physical nor social 
D)  both physical and social

Question 6

Define the three types of equality mentioned in your text: equality of opportunity,equality of condition,and equality of outcome.Use examples in your answer.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Sometimes individuals seek to assert or increase their status,not just through occupation but also through:

Accepted Answer

A)  experiencing illness. 
B)  living in gated communities. 
C)  denouncing their American citizenship. 
D)  taking public transportation. 
A)  experiencing illness. 
B)  living in gated communities. 
C)  denouncing their American citizenship. 
D)  taking public transportation.

Question 8

Explain the estate,caste,class,and status hierarchy systems,using examples.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

According to Rousseau,there are two forms of inequality: ____________,or natural,and ____________,or political.

Accepted Answer

A)  biological; physical 
B)  social; environmental 
C)  physical; social 
D)  social; biological 
A)  biological; physical 
B)  social; environmental 
C)  physical; social 
D)  social; biological

Question 10

A type of stratification that is based on hereditary notions of religious and theological purity and in which there is little to no individual mobility within the strata is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  caste system. 
B)  estate system. 
C)  hierarchy system. 
D)  elite-mass hierarchy. 
A)  caste system. 
B)  estate system. 
C)  hierarchy system. 
D)  elite-mass hierarchy.

Question 11

Which social stratification system was favored in feudal Europe and the American South before the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  estate system 
B)  class system 
C)  hierarchy system 
D)  elite-mass hierarchy 
A)  estate system 
B)  class system 
C)  hierarchy system 
D)  elite-mass hierarchy

Question 12

There are five types of social stratification systems.Name each of these and describe how they justify inequality.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Rousseau believed that the source of all social ills was:

Accepted Answer

A)  income. 
B)  private property. 
C)  racism. 
D)  business ownership. 
A)  income. 
B)  private property. 
C)  racism. 
D)  business ownership.

Question 14

Which standard of equality is most concerned with the distribution of resources?

Accepted Answer

A)  equality of opportunity 
B)  ontological equality 
C)  equality of outcome 
D)  equality of condition 
A)  equality of opportunity 
B)  ontological equality 
C)  equality of outcome 
D)  equality of condition

Question 15

The effect of globalization has been to bifurcate labor into:

Accepted Answer

A)  upper class and middle class. 
B)  technical and support. 
C)  high skilled and low skilled. 
D)  middle class and working class. 
A)  upper class and middle class. 
B)  technical and support. 
C)  high skilled and low skilled. 
D)  middle class and working class.

Question 16

Ugo's promotion to regional manager at Sears with a higher salary and more prestige is an example of what type of vertical social mobility?

Accepted Answer

A)  ascending 
B)  escalating 
C)  descending 
D)  advancement 
A)  ascending 
B)  escalating 
C)  descending 
D)  advancement

Question 17

Thomas Malthus believed that the human population grows ____________,but the ability to produce food increases ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  slowly; quickly 
B)  arithmetically; geometrically 
C)  geometrically; arithmetically 
D)  quickly; slowly 
A)  slowly; quickly 
B)  arithmetically; geometrically 
C)  geometrically; arithmetically 
D)  quickly; slowly

Question 18

Ferguson and Millar saw social developments resulting from the establishment of private property as representing a huge improvement in society because private property leads to higher degrees of social organization and:

Accepted Answer

A)  individuals. 
B)  efficiency. 
C)  incentives. 
D)  bureaucracy. 
A)  individuals. 
B)  efficiency. 
C)  incentives. 
D)  bureaucracy.

Question 19

The German philosopher Georg Hegel explained inequality from a master-slave perspective.Describe and explain the interdependence of the master-slave analogy for inequality.

Accepted Answer

The slave is dependent on the master for

Question 20

The government's definition of poverty for a family of four (as of 2011)is a total yearly salary of just under:

Accepted Answer

A)  $15,000. 
B)  $23,000. 
C)  $32,000. 
D)  $45,000. 
A)  $15,000. 
B)  $23,000. 
C)  $32,000. 
D)  $45,000.

The movement between different positions within a system of social stratification in any given society is called ____________ mobility.

What is another term for the nonworking poor?

Under what system is your societal position related to your position in the economic market?

From Malthus's perspective,what keeps the population in check?

Which kind of inequality did Rousseau believe would always exist?

Define the three types of equality mentioned in your text: equality of opportunity,equality of condition,and equality of outcome.Use examples in your answer.

Sometimes individuals seek to assert or increase their status,not just through occupation but also through:

Explain the estate,caste,class,and status hierarchy systems,using examples.

According to Rousseau,there are two forms of inequality: ,or natural,and ,or political.

A type of stratification that is based on hereditary notions of religious and theological purity and in which there is little to no individual mobility within the strata is the:

Which social stratification system was favored in feudal Europe and the American South before the Civil War?

There are five types of social stratification systems.Name each of these and describe how they justify inequality.

Rousseau believed that the source of all social ills was:

Which standard of equality is most concerned with the distribution of resources?

The effect of globalization has been to bifurcate labor into:

Ugo's promotion to regional manager at Sears with a higher salary and more prestige is an example of what type of vertical social mobility?

Thomas Malthus believed that the human population grows ,but the ability to produce food increases .

Ferguson and Millar saw social developments resulting from the establishment of private property as representing a huge improvement in society because private property leads to higher degrees of social organization and:

The German philosopher Georg Hegel explained inequality from a master-slave perspective.Describe and explain the interdependence of the master-slave analogy for inequality.

The government's definition of poverty for a family of four (as of 2011)is a total yearly salary of just under:

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

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Exam 7: Stratification

The movement between different positions within a system of social stratification in any given society is called ____________ mobility.

What is another term for the nonworking poor?

Under what system is your societal position related to your position in the economic market?

From Malthus's perspective,what keeps the population in check?

Which kind of inequality did Rousseau believe would always exist?

Define the three types of equality mentioned in your text: equality of opportunity,equality of condition,and equality of outcome.Use examples in your answer.

Sometimes individuals seek to assert or increase their status,not just through occupation but also through:

Explain the estate,caste,class,and status hierarchy systems,using examples.

According to Rousseau,there are two forms of inequality: ____________,or natural,and ____________,or political.

A type of stratification that is based on hereditary notions of religious and theological purity and in which there is little to no individual mobility within the strata is the:

Which social stratification system was favored in feudal Europe and the American South before the Civil War?

There are five types of social stratification systems.Name each of these and describe how they justify inequality.

Rousseau believed that the source of all social ills was:

Which standard of equality is most concerned with the distribution of resources?

The effect of globalization has been to bifurcate labor into:

Ugo's promotion to regional manager at Sears with a higher salary and more prestige is an example of what type of vertical social mobility?

Thomas Malthus believed that the human population grows ____________,but the ability to produce food increases ____________.

Ferguson and Millar saw social developments resulting from the establishment of private property as representing a huge improvement in society because private property leads to higher degrees of social organization and:

The German philosopher Georg Hegel explained inequality from a master-slave perspective.Describe and explain the interdependence of the master-slave analogy for inequality.

The government's definition of poverty for a family of four (as of 2011)is a total yearly salary of just under:

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

Methods

Culture and Media

Socialization and the Construction of Reality

Groups and Networks

Social Control and Deviance

Gender

Race

Poverty

Health and Society

Family (in Core edition)

Education

Capitalism and the Economy

Authority and the State

Religion

Science, the Environment, and Society

Collective Action, Social Movements, and Social Change

Filters

According to Rousseau,there are two forms of inequality: ,or natural,and ,or political.

Thomas Malthus believed that the human population grows ,but the ability to produce food increases .