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Sociology Final Exam for Trimester
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1
Which of the following would be considered a "White Collar" worker?
Farmer
Landscaper
Assembly Line Worker
High School Social Studies Teacher
2
Because of social stratification:
Some people have more privileges & opportunities than others
All people begin life on an equal playing field.
Working hard is the only way people can become wealthy.
What people get out of life is what they put into it.
3
Which class is made of business people and professionals (such as doctors, lawyers)?
Upper Middle Class
Upper Class
Lower Middle Class
Lower Class
4
A position such as being a high school teacher is likely to have more ______ than ______ .
Wealth than Prestige
Wealth than Power
Power than Prestige
Prestige than Wealth
5
Which class is made of factory workers, tradespeople, and service workers?
Lower Class
Middle Class
Upper Class
6
What continents do you believe hold the world's low-income nations of the world?
Latin America
Africa/Asia
Eastern Europe
North America
7
The respect, honor, courtesy, and recognition a person receives from others is called
socioeconomic status
prestige
assets
power
8
Which of the following sports has Mr Kiburis not coached at the high school level?
Track
Baseball
Soccer
Golf
9
The class identified as the "Poverty" class would be considered the
Upper
Middle
Lower
Lower Middle
10
Small percentage of population, attended prestigious universities, owners, executives, heirs
Underclass
Upper Class
Upper Middle Class
Working Class
11
Which of the following categories would not be considered as ascribed status?
Occupation
Age
Ethnicity
Gender
12
Irena changes jobs from a computer programmer to a job as a Math teacher.
This is an example of - Intergenerational Mobility
This is an example of - Vertical Mobility
This is an example of - Social Stratification
This is an example of - Horizontal Mobility
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"Social stratification" is a concept that refers to:
all of the above
The idea that people are created equal
Society ranking categories of people in the hierarchy.
Specialization in productive work
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A factory worker's son earns his way through college and eventually becomes a physics engineer.
This is an example of - A fairy tale
This is an example of - Upward mobility
This is an example of - horizontal mobility
This is an example of - Caste System
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The social recognition that a person receives from others is called
Looking Glass Self
Prestige
Absolute Poverty
The Scientific Method
16
All of the following are common criteria of prestige EXCEPT
Religion
Family Background
Education
Club Memberships
17
Organizing of social categories into higher and lower positions of prestige or respect.
Random Positioning
Tax Brackets
Social Stratification
Social Conformity
18
The unequal sharing of social rewards and resources is
social structure
social mobility
social inequality
social integration
19
What is Mr Kiburis' favorite College Football Team?
Duke
Colorado
Stanford
Iowa
20
The movement between and within social classes is known as:
Social Structure
Social Mobility
Glass Ceiling
Social Stratification
21
What shows a higher status vs. lower status in terms of occupation?
Surgeon vs Singer
Day care worker vs Carpenter
Dentist vs Surgeon
Realtor vs Lawyer
22
Moving from one occupation to another of the same prestige is called what?
not social mobility
horizontal social mobility
downward social mobility
Upward social mobility
23
One's ___________ is made up of their assets, what they own and their income
Prestige
Wealth
Power
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Earned by an individual through competition with others.
Power
Ascribed Status
Wealth
Achieved Status
25
Which of the following would be considered as achieved status?
Physical Height
Family Name
Job Promotion
Nationality
26
The story of the
Titanic
shows:
Advanced technology can prevent disaster.
Social stratification has little to do with everyday life.
All people have the same right to life.
Social stratification can be a matter of life and death.
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All are causes of upward mobility EXCEPT
Technology Changes
Individual Effort
Poor Investments
Higher Education
28
About what % of people live in poverty today in the United States?
33%
40%
5%
14%
29
Which of the following would be considered a "Blue Collar" Worker
Lawyer
Construction Worker
Supervisor of Personnel
Banker
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What are the three dimensions of stratification?
Resources, Politics and Nature
Wealth, Authority and Power
Class, Status and Power
Class, Prestige and Authority
