Question 1

If you have a job that involves manual labor, you are doing:

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A)   blue-collar work.
B)   white-collar work
C)   service work.
D)   farming.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Individuals in class systems typically exhibit more status inconsistency than people in caste systems.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The point of the chapter-opening story of passenger deaths that accompanied the sinking of the ocean liner Titanic is that:

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A)   advanced technology cannot prevent tragedy.
B)   all people have the same right to life.
C)   social stratification matters and can sometimes be a matter of life and death.
D)   social stratification often has little to do with everyday life.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Half of all the people in Great Britain today consider themselves to be in the:

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A)   upper class.
B)   middle class.
C)   working class.
D)   lower class.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

The chapter's "Seeing Sociology in the News" box explains:

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A)   Yemen's lowest caste has no hope of social mobility.
B)   in Yemen, everyone gets and equal chance in life.
C)   in Yemen, people's personal intelligence determines their live chances.
D)   traditional religious affiliations decide whether someone from Yemen will succeed.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

State the Davis-Moore thesis. Why, according to this theory, is social inequality useful for society?

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Question 7

Davis and Moore point out that an egalitarian society:

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A)   could never exist.
B)   could exist but only if people are willing to allow anyone to perform any job.
C)   would be more productive than a stratified society.
D)   has existed in many societies at various times in history.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The "bell curve" thesis states that, in recent decades, U.S. society:

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A)   has dramatically reduced poverty.
B)   has put less and less importance on education as a path to success.
C)   is becoming more of a meritocracy.
D)   has become a less-stratified, "middle-class" society.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

According to Karl Marx, social stratification in a capitalist society always involves:

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A)   class conflict.
B)   negotiation and compromise leading to stability.
C)   the abolition of work itself.
D)   All of the above are correct.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

According to Karl Marx, what are the two major classes in industrial-capitalist societies? What did Marx say was the relationship between the two classes?

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Question 11

Max Weber claimed that agrarian societies give special importance to which dimension of social inequality?

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A)   economic class
B)   social prestige or honor
C)   power
D)   control of informationE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

A caste system is defined as:

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A)   social stratification based on ascription, or birth.
B)   social stratification based on personal achievement.
C)   a meritocracy.
D)   any social system in which categories of people are unequal.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

In class systems, social categories are more clearly and rigidly defined than they are in caste systems.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Social stratification is a concept that refers to:

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A)   specialization in productive work.
B)   ranking categories of people in a hierarchy.
C)   the idea that some people are more talented than others.
D)   All of the above are correct.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Weber described stratification as a complex socioeconomic status hierarchy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Max Weber claimed that agrarian societies give special importance to which dimension of social inequality?

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A)   economic class
B)   social prestige or honor
C)   power
D)   control of informationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Great Britain has eliminated ass aspects of its historic aristocracy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Ravi was born into a caste system in a small village in Sri Lanka. He can expect to:

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A)   earn his social position through his own efforts.
B)   change his social position many times during his life.
C)   have the same social standing as his parents.
D)   choose his life's work for himself after finishing college.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

One good indication that caste still operates in Great Britain is the importance people attach to:

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A)   graduating from college.
B)   social mobility.
C)   money.
D)   accent in speech.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Why do societies with class systems keep some elements of caste (such as the inheritance of wealth)  rather than becoming complete meritocracies?

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A)   because too many people would be poor if society were based only on merit
B)   because some caste elements increase productivity
C)   because a pure meritocracy would eliminate families and other social loyalties that tie a society together
D)   because some caste elements increase social mobilityE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Exam 10: Social Stratification

One good indication that caste still operates in Great Britain is the importance people attach to:

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Max Weber claimed that agrarian societies give special importance to which dimension of social inequality?

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Why do societies with class systems keep some elements of caste (such as the inheritance of wealth) rather than becoming complete meritocracies?

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If you have a job that involves manual labor, you are doing:

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Great Britain has eliminated ass aspects of its historic aristocracy.

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Ravi was born into a caste system in a small village in Sri Lanka. He can expect to:

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Half of all the people in Great Britain today consider themselves to be in the:

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Davis and Moore point out that an egalitarian society:

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State the Davis-Moore thesis. Why, according to this theory, is social inequality useful for society?

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The "bell curve" thesis states that, in recent decades, U.S. society:

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Social stratification is a concept that refers to:

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Weber described stratification as a complex socioeconomic status hierarchy.

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In class systems, social categories are more clearly and rigidly defined than they are in caste systems.

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The point of the chapter-opening story of passenger deaths that accompanied the sinking of the ocean liner Titanic is that:

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According to Karl Marx, what are the two major classes in industrial-capitalist societies? What did Marx say was the relationship between the two classes?

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The chapter's "Seeing Sociology in the News" box explains:

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Individuals in class systems typically exhibit more status inconsistency than people in caste systems.

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Max Weber claimed that agrarian societies give special importance to which dimension of social inequality?

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According to Karl Marx, social stratification in a capitalist society always involves:

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A caste system is defined as:

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