Question 1

In the Gilbert-Kahl model of the class structure, the group located directly beneath the capitalist class is the ______.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

According to Marx, in modern capitalist societies, social classes tend toward internal homogeneity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which social theorist distinguished between class and status?

Accepted Answer

A)  Max Weber 
B)  Emile Durkheim 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  Dennis Gilbert

Question 4

According to Weber, there are three social classes in society: an upper class, a middle class, and a lower class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Communism is characterized by the dominance of the owners of industry over the mass of industrial workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Weber, it is a(n) ______ that shares the same economically shaped life chances.

Accepted Answer

A)  ideology 
B)  social class 
C)  lifestyle 
D)  status

Question 7

______ is the technologically advanced, classless society of the future, in which all productive property would be held in common.

Accepted Answer

A)  Socialism 
B)  Capitalism 
C)  Feudalism 
D)  Communism

Question 8

The Gilbert-Kahl model stratifies the population into six classes and one subclass.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is not one of the preconditions for the development of a class consciousness?

Accepted Answer

A)  the identification of a leader 
B)  the deprived living conditions of members of the working class 
C)  the geographic concentration of large masses of industrial workers 
D)  the simplification of the class structure that occurs during capitalism

Exam 1: Social Class in America

In the Gilbert-Kahl model of the class structure, the group located directly beneath the capitalist class is the ______.

According to Marx, in modern capitalist societies, social classes tend toward internal homogeneity.

Which social theorist distinguished between class and status?

According to Weber, there are three social classes in society: an upper class, a middle class, and a lower class.

Communism is characterized by the dominance of the owners of industry over the mass of industrial workers.

According to Weber, it is a(n) ______ that shares the same economically shaped life chances.

______ is the technologically advanced, classless society of the future, in which all productive property would be held in common.

The Gilbert-Kahl model stratifies the population into six classes and one subclass.

Which of the following is not one of the preconditions for the development of a class consciousness?