Question 1

Many working class jobs require ____,but rarely,_____________.

Accepted Answer

A) intelligence;creativity 
B) continual supervision;discipline 
C) imagination;intelligence 
D) discipline;imagination 
A) intelligence;creativity 
B) continual supervision;discipline 
C) imagination;intelligence 
D) discipline;imagination D

Question 2

Working class people might also be described as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) lower-middle class 
B) lower-upper class 
C) lower-class 
D) upper-middle class 
A) lower-middle class 
B) lower-upper class 
C) lower-class 
D) upper-middle class A

Question 3

Statistics Canada has recently found that differences in household access to the Internet is best explained by education level of household head and _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) age of household head 
B) number of children in the home 
C) Blishen score of female parent 
D) ages of children 
A) age of household head 
B) number of children in the home 
C) Blishen score of female parent 
D) ages of children A

Question 4

The higher the level of education and occupation of _________________,the more years of schooling one is likely to complete.

Accepted Answer

A) one's peers 
B) one's mother 
C) one's father 
D) one's grandparents 
A) one's peers 
B) one's mother 
C) one's father 
D) one's grandparents

Question 5

Edward Banfield (1974),in his description of a distinctive lower-class subculture,suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A) poor people live largely for the future 
B) poor people are not responsible for their poverty 
C) poor people who live largely for the moment are basically irresponsible 
D) the poor deserve better than what they get in our society 
A) poor people live largely for the future 
B) poor people are not responsible for their poverty 
C) poor people who live largely for the moment are basically irresponsible 
D) the poor deserve better than what they get in our society

Question 6

Which of the following concepts refers to change in social position during a person's lifetime?

Accepted Answer

A) intragenerational social mobility 
B) intergenerational social mobility 
C) structural social mobility 
D) horizontal social mobility 
A) intragenerational social mobility 
B) intergenerational social mobility 
C) structural social mobility 
D) horizontal social mobility

Question 7

Richer people live longer for several reasons.Which of the following is NOT one of these reasons?

Accepted Answer

A) they eat more nutritious foods 
B) they live in safer environments 
C) they have been shown by biologists to have fewer genetic anomalies 
D) they receive better health care 
A) they eat more nutritious foods 
B) they live in safer environments 
C) they have been shown by biologists to have fewer genetic anomalies 
D) they receive better health care

Question 8

Who,of the following,would be most likely to be poor?

Accepted Answer

A) an urban male 
B) a rural male 
C) an urban woman 
D) a rural woman 
A) an urban male 
B) a rural male 
C) an urban woman 
D) a rural woman

Question 9

Relative poverty:

Accepted Answer

A) is found everywhere. 
B) is life threatening. 
C) is not found in Canada 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) is found everywhere. 
B) is life threatening. 
C) is not found in Canada 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 10

According to your text,_____________ is the key to occupational mobility in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) networking 
B) wealth 
C) personality 
D) education 
A) networking 
B) wealth 
C) personality 
D) education

Question 11

In general,people of low-class position:

Accepted Answer

A) live in less safe and more stressful environments. 
B) are less likely to describe their own health as "excellent." 
C) live fewer years overall. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) live in less safe and more stressful environments. 
B) are less likely to describe their own health as "excellent." 
C) live fewer years overall. 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT defined in your text as a dimension of social inequality?

Accepted Answer

A) wealth 
B) power 
C) occupational prestige 
D) birth order 
A) wealth 
B) power 
C) occupational prestige 
D) birth order

Question 13

In Canada,the middle class encompasses about _____ percent of the population.

Accepted Answer

A) 10-20 
B) 20-30 
C) 40-50 
D) 80-90 
A) 10-20 
B) 20-30 
C) 40-50 
D) 80-90

Question 14

Which of the following statements about homelessness is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Most homeless adults are mentally ill. 
B) Most homeless adults are substance abusers. 
C) The elderly are the fastest-growing category of the homeless. 
D) One-third of all homeless people are entire families. 
A) Most homeless adults are mentally ill. 
B) Most homeless adults are substance abusers. 
C) The elderly are the fastest-growing category of the homeless. 
D) One-third of all homeless people are entire families.

Question 15

The concept "conspicuous consumption" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) buying things that are popular with the most people. 
B) buying more than what you need for the moment. 
C) the practice of buying things to make a statement about one's social position. 
D) acting as if one had a lower social position than is really the case. 
A) buying things that are popular with the most people. 
B) buying more than what you need for the moment. 
C) the practice of buying things to make a statement about one's social position. 
D) acting as if one had a lower social position than is really the case.

Question 16

A deprivation of resources that is life-threatening is called:

Accepted Answer

A) comparable poverty 
B) analogous poverty 
C) absolute poverty 
D) relative poverty 
A) comparable poverty 
B) analogous poverty 
C) absolute poverty 
D) relative poverty

Question 17

A professional Canadian hockey player has just signed his first million-dollar contract to play in the NHL.Ha has just entered the _______________ class.

Accepted Answer

A) upper-upper 
B) lower-upper 
C) upper-middle 
D) elite 
A) upper-upper 
B) lower-upper 
C) upper-middle 
D) elite

Question 18

Women of the upper-upper class often _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) remain at home because of no financial need for employment 
B) maintain a full schedule of volunteer work for charitable organizations 
C) gain employment through their husbands' "network" 
D) have a clearly altruistic motive when engaging in volunteer community services 
A) remain at home because of no financial need for employment 
B) maintain a full schedule of volunteer work for charitable organizations 
C) gain employment through their husbands' "network" 
D) have a clearly altruistic motive when engaging in volunteer community services

Question 19

Based on the statistics in the textbook,it is correct to say that in Canada the richest 20 percent of the population earn about _____ times as much as the poorest 20 percent.

Accepted Answer

A) two 
B) twelve 
C) forty-four 
D) eighty-five 
A) two 
B) twelve 
C) forty-four 
D) eighty-five

Question 20

Which of the following class levels contains the least amount of racial and ethnic diversity?

Accepted Answer

A) the upper-upper class 
B) the middle class 
C) the working class 
D) All class levels have the same level of racial and ethnic diversity. 
A) the upper-upper class 
B) the middle class 
C) the working class 
D) All class levels have the same level of racial and ethnic diversity.

Exam 11: D: Social Class in Canada

Many working class jobs require ____,but rarely,_____________.

Working class people might also be described as _____.

Statistics Canada has recently found that differences in household access to the Internet is best explained by education level of household head and _____________.

The higher the level of education and occupation of _________________,the more years of schooling one is likely to complete.

Edward Banfield (1974),in his description of a distinctive lower-class subculture,suggests that:

Which of the following concepts refers to change in social position during a person's lifetime?

Richer people live longer for several reasons.Which of the following is NOT one of these reasons?

Who,of the following,would be most likely to be poor?

Relative poverty:

According to your text,_____________ is the key to occupational mobility in Canada.

In general,people of low-class position:

Which of the following is NOT defined in your text as a dimension of social inequality?

In Canada,the middle class encompasses about _____ percent of the population.

Which of the following statements about homelessness is TRUE?

The concept "conspicuous consumption" refers to:

A deprivation of resources that is life-threatening is called:

A professional Canadian hockey player has just signed his first million-dollar contract to play in the NHL.Ha has just entered the _______________ class.

Women of the upper-upper class often _____________.

Based on the statistics in the textbook,it is correct to say that in Canada the richest 20 percent of the population earn about _____ times as much as the poorest 20 percent.

Which of the following class levels contains the least amount of racial and ethnic diversity?

A: The Sociological Perspective

B: The Sociological Perspective

C: The Sociological Perspective

D: The Sociological Perspective

E: The Sociological Perspective

A: Sociological Investigation

B: Sociological Investigation

C: Sociological Investigation

D: Sociological Investigation

E: Sociological Investigation

A: Culture

B: Culture

C: Culture

D: Culture

E: Culture

A: Society

B: Society

C: Society

D: Society

E: Society

A: Socialization

B: Socialization

C: Socialization

D: Socialization

E: Socialization

A: Social Interaction in Everyday Life

B: Social Interaction in Everyday Life

C: Social Interaction in Everyday Life

D: Social Interaction in Everyday Life

E: Social Interaction in Everyday Life

A: Groups and Organizations

B: Groups and Organizations

C: Groups and Organizations

D: Groups and Organizations

E: Groups and Organizations

A: Sexuality and Society

B: Sexuality and Society

C: Sexuality and Society

D: Sexuality and Society

E: Sexuality and Society

A: Deviance

B: Deviance

C: Deviance

D: Deviance

E: Deviance

A: Social Stratification

B: Social Stratification

C: Social Stratification

D: Social Stratification

E: Social Stratification

A: Social Class in Canada

B: Social Class in Canada

C: Social Class in Canada

E: Social Class in Canada

A: Global Stratification

B: Global Stratification

C: Global Stratification

D: Global Stratification

E: Global Stratification

Many working class jobs require ,but rarely,_________.