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Sociology: Chapter 8-Social Stratification
Sociology: Chapter 8-Social Stratification
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1
To which social class does an owner of a small business generally belong?
lower middle class
upper middle class
underclass
working class
2
How has the current
overall
poverty rate in the U.S. changed since the early 1970's?
increased
decreased
been eliminated
remained the same
3
Which of the following represents most individuals of the lower middle class?
work manual labor jobs; have few financial reserves
high-income business people; college educated
hold white-collar jobs; work hard to keep what they have achieved
work at the lowest paying jobs; not involved politically.
4
According to functionalists, physicians should make more money than salesclerks.
False
True
5
Status differences among generations in the same family
SES
intra-generational mobility
inter-generational mobility
social inequality
6
About what portion of the wealth in the U.S. is controlled by the richest 1% of the population?
more than 2/3rds
all
less than 1/2
more than 1/3rd
7
Resources and social rewards are distributed on the basis of ascribed statuses.
caste system
social class
upper social class system
class system
8
What is the name of our text book for sociology?
Sociology and the study of Human Relationships
Sociology and Self Awareness
Sociology and The Human and Self
Sociology and You
9
An example of endogamy is a member of the ruling class marrying a member of the artisan class.
False
True
10
Which of the following is the best example of intra-generational mobility?
mechanic becomes a doctor
migrant farmer returns the following season
child of a mechanic becomes a doctor
accountant switches job locations
11
When a person changes jobs but does not change wealth, power, or prestige, that person experiences
vertical mobility
downward mobility
intra-generational mobility
horizontal mobility
12
Which of the following names the current social classes in the U.S.?
Brahmans, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, Harijans
income, occupation, education, labor
bourgeoisie, proletariat
upper, upper middle, lower middle, working, working poor, underclass
13
As an age group, ---- have the largest percentage in poverty.
adults
babies
teenagers
children
14
Which society uses a class system?
upper middle
anciet Indian
American
Rockefeller
15
Distribution of scarce resources and rewards determined on the basis of achieved statuses
caste system
social class
upper class system
class system
16
Separation of a society's members on the basis of certain characteristics.
social stratification differential mobility
social stratification
socioeconomic status
vertical mobility
17
What is the best explanation for why public schools in wealthy areas offer students better life chances?
Both A and B
Wealthy school districts are better funded than poor districts
neither A nor B
Wealthy school districts have better teachers than poor districts
18
Which president declared a "war on poverty" in order to reduce inequality in America?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
RIchard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
19
The term
new money
refers to any currency minted after the year 2000.
False
True
20
Which of the following is an important difference b/t wealthy people and poor people in America?
They have different genes
They have different musical tastes
They were different clothes
They have different life chances
21
Individuals determine their own social rank.
mobility method
objective method
social stratification method
subjective method
22
Currently, the poverty rate for people aged 65 and older is greater than it was in 1960.
False
True
23
Only 50% of children born in the underclass in America achieve a higher class. What is this type of movement?
inter-generational vertical mobility
intra-generational vertical mobility
intra-generational horizontal mobility
inter-generational horizontal mobility
24
Which of the following places U.S. social classes in order?
upper, working, upper middle
lower middle, upper, upper middle
working, upper middle, working poor
underclass, working, upper
25
----- individuals can afford to attend prestigious schools and their families have often been wealthy for generations.
Lower upper middle class
Upper middle class
Upper class
Lower middle class
26
The --- theory views the divisions in a society as necessary features.
structuralist
conflict theorist
symbolic interactionist
functionalist
27
Which of the following describes an open stratification system?
people remain at the same status level throughout their life
people move between strata
people change position within a caste but cannot move to a higher caste.
people are given their status at birth
28
The division of society into castes or classes is ------------.
socioeconomic status
social stratification
a class system
social mobility
29
Movement b/t or within social classes
social mobility
vertical mobility
intra-generational mobility
social stratified mobility
30
Where does money for transfer payments come from?
donations
tax revenues
crime
health-care facilities
31
What caused the poverty rate for people aged 65 and older to decrease? ( It's correct.)
increased Supplemental Security Income
introduction of Medicaid
introduction of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
decreased Medicare
32
How has the general level of education in the U.S. changed since 1940?
all of these
more people are going to college
fewer people are without a high school diploma
more people have a bachelor's degree
33
Marriage outside one's social category.
monogamy
social stratification mobility
exogamy
marriage mobility
34
The owners of the means of production.
caste system
bourgeois
bourgeoisie
proletariat
35
A person's (SES) is determined by income,
popularity, and class
age, gender, and race
caste, and ethnicity
educaitonal level, and place of residence
36
The small percentage of Am. that are extremely rich have more than 33% of the combined wealth of all Americans.
True
False
37
Which of the following statements is true?
poverty is a relative measure
poverty is an income below 10 thousand dollars
poverty levels are the same across the world
poverty is living above the national standard of industrializing countries.
38
Which of the following is lower for poor Americans than it is for wealthy Americans?
divorce
life expectancy
crime rates
arrest rates
39
Where do you think Vaisyas would most likely be seen socializing with Dalits?
nowhere
on a rural road
Vaisyas
in a restaurant
40
Conflict theorists see competition over scarce resources as...
a necessary feature of the social structure
unimportant in society
a survival funtion for simple societies
the cause of social inequality
41
How could an individual move down the social ladder?
move to a prestigious neighborhood
change jobs from management to clerical
none of these
establish a reputation for serving the community
42
What explains how someone can live more comfortably in the U.S., but still be living hand to mouth in other nations?
Most Americans d not quality for public assistance
The standard of living in the U.S. is high
By defintion, there are no poor people in the U.S.
none of these
43
Which caste is most likely responsible for cleaning toilets in India?
Brahmans
Dalits
Vaisyas
Kshatriyas
44
The workers who sell their labor in exchange for wages.
caste system
class exemplified system
bourgeoisie
proletariat
45
An individual's assets and income
power
wealth
prestige
caste system
46
What is a major difference among social classes in the U.S.?
income
age
talent
none of these
47
Individuals are asked to rank other community members based on what they know of their characters and lifestyles?
subjective
reputational
prestitious
objective
48
African Americans and Hispanics have poverty rates that are almost ----- that of the U.S. as a whole.
five times
three times
quadrupled
twice
49
About what percent of the U.S. population are members of the working class?
3
22
14
30
