Exam 7: Stratification, class, and Inequality

The caste system of stratification can be best classified as:

Today,the gap between rich and poor in the United States is the largest it has been since:

In the U.S.class system,the poorest of the poor,who are structurally disadvantaged and are least likely to move out of their class position,are called the:

Compare and contrast slavery,caste,and class as systems of stratification.What is the basis of inequality in each? How much social mobility exists in each? What system of stratification best describes the United States?

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

Downward mobility is when:

Workers picking strawberries can pick 100 baskets an hour,but it costs the employer only a value of 20 baskets to pay them their hourly wages.The income the employer collects from the extra baskets is __________,according to Karl Marx.

In studies where individuals were asked to rank the prestige of an occupation,they ranked jobs that required __________ as having the highest prestige.

Max Weber believed that __________ are equally as important as class distinctions in understanding social stratification.

The social honor or prestige that other members of society accord to individuals is referred to as:

In systems of stratification,people are typically ranked by:

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

Intergenerational mobility is best described as when:

According to the textbook,what three main characteristics do social systems of stratification share? Provide an example of each.

Workers in dead-end jobs that pay low wages are most likely found in the:

Which of the following occupations is LEAST likely to be held by a lower-middle-class individual?

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

Which of the following concepts Max Weber introduced says the idea that your probability of economic success is largely dependent on the social position you are born into?

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 __________.

When sociologists examine how far an individual moves up or down the socioeconomic scale in his or her lifetime,they are studying: