Question 1

Employed married women take their own, and not their husbands', characteristics into account in deciding with which class to identify.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Class identification is an assessment respondents make of their own social class and the implications this fact has for their lifestyles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

______________ demonstrates that informal interaction, friendship ties, and other forms of relatively intimate social relationships are usually class based.

Accepted Answer

A)  Occupational prestige 
B)  Social capital 
C)  Educational attainment 
D)  Residential segregation 
E)  Cloning

Question 4

The recognition of differences in prestige and power rarely occurs between men and women, since this is mediated by sexual attraction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Studies of class identification simply analyze people's ability to place themselves into a set of ranked classes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The class identification question suggests that people see their jobs as an indicator of:

Accepted Answer

A)  their level of oppression. 
B)  traumatic experiences during their childhood. 
C)  their potential for ascension into Heaven. 
D)  natural law. 
E)  their location in the class structure.

Exam 4: Social Class and Stratification: Occupational Prestige and Class Identification

Employed married women take their own, and not their husbands', characteristics into account in deciding with which class to identify.

Class identification is an assessment respondents make of their own social class and the implications this fact has for their lifestyles.

______________ demonstrates that informal interaction, friendship ties, and other forms of relatively intimate social relationships are usually class based.

The recognition of differences in prestige and power rarely occurs between men and women, since this is mediated by sexual attraction.

Studies of class identification simply analyze people's ability to place themselves into a set of ranked classes.

The class identification question suggests that people see their jobs as an indicator of: