Exam 26: Systems of Stratification

Which sociological perspective would be most likely to argue that most talented people would not go to school for many years to become biochemists if they could make as much money and gain as much respect working as elevator operators?

Karl Marx used the concept of class consciousness to refer to

What term did Thorstein Veblen use to refer to the behavior of those at the top of the social hierarchy when they engage in such activities as jetting off to a remote destination for dinner?

The most extreme form of legalized social inequality for individuals or groups is a caste system.

A system of enforced servitude in which people are legally owned by others is known as

Status group refers to

In Karl Marx's view of class conscious workers in revolt,who will guide the working class in its struggle?

In sociologist Daniel Rossides's model of the class system of the U.S. ,which social class contains the smallest portion of the population?

Describe how Lenski's view of stratification can represent a synthesis of the conflict and functionalist views of stratification and poverty.

Which of the following statements about slavery is true?

Which term was used by Karl Marx to refer to the capitalist class that owns the means of production?