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1
According to Simon Kuznets, in which type of society is social stratification greatest?
agrarian
. industrial
horticultural/pastoral
hunting & gathering
2
In Karl Marx's analysis, another name for the capitalist class is the:
bourgeoisie
nobility
aristocracy
proletariat
3
According to the Davis-Moore thesis:
the more inequaity a society has, the more productive it is.
meritocracy is less productive than a caste system
important jobs must provide enough rewards to attract talent
equality is functional for society.
4
The concept "meritocracy" refers to social stratification:
based entirely on personal merit.
without social mobility.
as found in the United States.
in which people "know their place."
5
If you have a job that involves manual labor, you are doing:
farming.
service work
white-collar work
blue-collar work
6
Social position reflects how talented and hardworking individuals are in a
class system
traditional society
caste system
classless society
7
Max Weber claimed that agrarian societies emphasize which dimension of social inequality?
social prestige or honor
control of information
power
economic class
8
In English history, the "first estate" referred to:
clergy
middle class
commoners
nobles
9
A caste system is defined as:
social stratification based on personal achievement.
a meritocracy.
any social system in which categories of ppl are unequal.
social stratification based on ascription or birth.
10
Historically, the largest number of ppl belonged to which category of England's estate system?
the second estate
None of the above
the third estate
the first estate
11
Moving from one occupation to another that provides about the same level of rewards is
upward social mobility
horizontal social mobility
none are correct
downward social mobility
12
The concept "survival of the fittest" was coined by:
Max Weber
Herbert Spencer
Charles Darwin
Karl Marx
13
If you were born into a traditional caste system, you would expect that, you would be:
all are correct
required to marry someone of your own social category.
raised to do a certain type of job.
encouraged to socialize within your own category.
14
Social stratification refers to:
specialization in productive work.
All are correct.
ranking categories of people in a hierarchy.
the idea that some people are more talented than others.
15
According to the "bell curve" thesis, which would be the key to high social standing today?
family background
intelligence
control of information
gender
16
Which one of these statements about stratification is NOT true?
Social stratification is universal and also variable.
A family's social standing changes a lot from generations.
SS is a matter of beliefs about why ppl should be unequal.
Social stratification is a trait of society.
17
Marx claimed SS would end with the creation of a socialist economy. What was Weber's view?
Socialism reduces economic differ but increase power differ.
Weber thought capitalism could not be changed.
Weber agreed with Marx.
Socialism would create a new high-prestige nobility.
18
In Japan, _________ is never far from the surface when people size up one another socially.
educational degree
physical size
family background
personal talent
19
As the United States develops a postindustrial economy,economic inequality is:
increasing.
decreasing
likely to disappear
holding at about the same level.
20
The idea that social inequality is harmful and divides society is associated with the:
social-conflict approach.
social-exchange approach.
structural-functional approach
symbolic-interaction approach.
21
Which of the following types of societies comes closest to being egalitarian?
postindustrial
horticultural/pastoral
hunting & gathering
industrial
22
According to Marx, differences in wealth/power between the capitalists/proletarians lead to:
class conflict
negotiation and compromise.
All are correct.
the abolition of work itself.
23
The idea that social inequality benefits society is associated with the:
social-conflict approach
symbolic-interaction approach
social-exchange approach.
structural-functional approach
24
Mr. Zelkins wears a toupee to the party to impress his friends. He is engaging in:
structural social mobility.
relative deprivation.
conspicuous consumption.
reference group behavior.
25
The concept of structural social mobility refers to:
change in a family's social position from generations
change in the social position due to changes in society.
change in social position due to people's own efforts.
cultural beliefs that justify social stratification.
26
For more than 2,000 years, Japanese society operated with a:
caste system
meritocracy
large middle class
class system
27
Work involving mostly mental activity is called:
pink-collar work
white-collar work
agrarian work
blue-collar work.
28
According to Davis& Moore, unequal rewards increases productivity by encouraging people to
perform more important jobs.
all are correct
work longer, harder, or better.
get schooling/skills needed to perform more important jobs
29
The historical replacement of caste systems with class systems:
brings an end to most social inequality.
replaces one kind of inequality with another.
means that individuals experience less social mobility.
means that categories become more clearly unequal.
30
A common micro-level pattern involving social interaction is that:
people socialize with others of the same social position.
SS is not usually evident in everyday life.
most people live and work in socially diverse settings
social position has little to do with people's friends.
31
The point of the story of passenger deaths from the sinking of the ocean liner
Titanic
is
SS can sometimes be a matter of life and death.
technology cannot prevent tragedy.
SS sometimes has little to do with everyday life.
all people have the same right to life.
32
Sallie has a middle-management office job. The category that correctly describes her work is:
capitalist
blue-collar
agrarian
white-collar
33
A college professor with advanced degrees,moderate salary, and little power has:
horizontal social mobility.
downward social mobility.
high status consistency.
low status consistency.
34
Comparing societies in history and around the world, we see SS may involve differences in:
why people are unequal.
all are correct.
how unequal people are.
what is unequal.
35
The degree of status consistency is:
is non-existent in caste systems.
the same in all types of social stratification.
greater in caste than class systems.
greater in class than caste systems.
