Question 1

Describe one significant difference between Karl Marx's theory of stratification and Max Weber's.

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1. Marx sees class divisions as derived ...

Question 2

Based on Kingsley Davis and Wilbert E. Moore's controversial concept of functional importance, one occupation that would be more important to society than the others, and consequently should receive greater rewards, is:

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A)   lawyer
B)   teacher
C)   bus driver
D)   surgeon

Question 3

Would a person have better life chances in a caste society or a class society? Why? Your answer should include definitions of life chances, caste, and class.

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Life chances refers to a person's opport...

Question 4

Based on the fact that a group of people are lower class, a sociologist would predict that people in this group are likely to reside in:

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A)   cities and work in semiskilled and unskilled jobs
B)   suburbs and drive or take public transit to cities where they work at skilled-labor jobs
C)   suburbs because they cannot afford to live in the city but drive to work at low-paying jobs in the cities
D)   cities and drive their cars to the suburbs to work in semiskilled or unskilled jobs

Question 5

If you were conducting a sociological study of inequality in America, would you analyze income, wealth, or both income and wealth? Why? Your answer should reflect an accurate
of conceptual differences between income and wealth.

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Income refers to wages and salaries earn...

Question 6

Which research question focuses on intergenerational mobility?

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A)   How many children born in an impoverished region achieve college education?
B)   What is the influence of early childhood education programs on high school degree completion?
C)   Which government policies support transference of skills from low-growth industries to high-growth industries?
D)   What factors influence social class movement, upward or downward, between grandparents and grandchildren?

Question 7

In which social class are you most likely to find mid-level corporate managers and high-income professionals?

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A)   lower-middle
B)   upper-middle
C)   old middle
D)   new middle

Question 8

Most lower-class people in the United States:

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A)   do not vote
B)   drive good used cars
C)   have jobs that will likely lead to promotion and work-provided medical insurance
D)   have stable, long-term, full-time jobs, even though these jobs do not provide health insurance

Question 9

MATCHING
-Upper class

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A)  Grew throughout much of the twentieth century but has been shrinking the past four decades
B)  The most varied of the social class strata
C)  Mostly wealthy but not superrich
D)  Located in the highest-poverty neighborhoods of the inner city
E)  Primarily blue-collar workers such as mechanics and pink-collar laborers such as clerical aidsF) Their jobs, when they can find them, are dead-endG) Includes college professors

Question 10

College students who graduated in the years following the 2008 recession are likely to experience long-term negative consequences in terms of earning and social mobility.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

You are conducting a study of stratification on a global scale. Would you work with Karl Marx's theory or Max Weber's theory? Develop a research question, and explain how your question is derived from the theory you chose. Explain why this theory is helpful for
stratification on a global scale.

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Question 12

In India, how is the caste system held in place with the Hindu belief in rebirth?

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A)   People of higher castes are reborn, and people of lower castes are not reborn.
B)   People of higher castes can freely punish or even imprison those of lower castes.
C)   People trust deities to raise their caste level at key moments in their lives.
D)   People who fail to observe the rituals and duties of their caste will be reborn in an inferior position.

Question 13

The additional income received in the workplace for each additional year of schooling or academic degree is referred to as:

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A)   cultural capital
B)   economic capital
C)   exchange mobility
D)   returns on education

Question 14

In her study of structural mobility in China, Dr. Kung analyzes the relationship between:

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A)   children's social class and their grandparents' social class
B)   the expansion of tech jobs and the contraction of factory jobs
C)   the rise of creatively gifted people in social class and the decline of less gifted people
D)   the social class of first-born sons and their later-born brothers

Question 15

Researchers of social mobility, from Peter Blau and Otis Dudley Duncan in the 1960s to Pierre Bourdieu in the 1980s, have shown that:

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A)   cultural capital plays little role in determining social status
B)   educational attainment plays little role in an individual's adult social status
C)   family social status significantly affects the child's educational attainment
D)   only economic capital is inherited; cultural capital can be acquired

Question 16

Using Max Weber's definition, it can be said that Mari has more status than Lucas. This means that Mari has more:

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A)   income
B)   wealth
C)   social honor
D)   surplus value

Question 17

You are conducting a study of wealth in the United States and are using intersectionality as a framework. Describe how intersectionality will influence your perspective on wealth.

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Intersectionality is a sociological pers...

Question 18

Which of the following is true of all systems of social stratification?

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A)   If a person no longer identifies with the other members of his category, that person is no longer classified at that level.
B)   A person's life chances are significantly influenced by social position.
C)   Ranks tend to fluctuate rapidly and significantly over time.
D)   Upward mobility is a norm that is valued in all societies.

Question 19

MATCHING
-Working class

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A)  Grew throughout much of the twentieth century but has been shrinking the past four decades
B)  The most varied of the social class strata
C)  Mostly wealthy but not superrich
D)  Located in the highest-poverty neighborhoods of the inner city
E)  Primarily blue-collar workers such as mechanics and pink-collar laborers such as clerical aidsF) Their jobs, when they can find them, are dead-endG) Includes college professors

Question 20

A sociologist conducts a study of the life chances of women from the Dalit caste. Accordingly, the sociologist focuses on:

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A)   how race, ethnicity and gender work together in all aspects of Dalit women's lives
B)   the opportunities Dalit women have for increasing their economic prosperity
C)   the history of the caste system
D)   how slavery, caste, and class systems shape women's self-perceptions

Exam 8: Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Most lower-class people in the United States:

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Based on the fact that a group of people are lower class, a sociologist would predict that people in this group are likely to reside in:

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Using Max Weber's definition, it can be said that Mari has more status than Lucas. This means that Mari has more:

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Describe one significant difference between Karl Marx's theory of stratification and Max Weber's.

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You are conducting a study of wealth in the United States and are using intersectionality as a framework. Describe how intersectionality will influence your perspective on wealth.

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MATCHING -Upper class

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Based on Kingsley Davis and Wilbert E. Moore's controversial concept of functional importance, one occupation that would be more important to society than the others, and consequently should receive greater rewards, is:

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The additional income received in the workplace for each additional year of schooling or academic degree is referred to as:

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Which research question focuses on intergenerational mobility?

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Which of the following is true of all systems of social stratification?

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Researchers of social mobility, from Peter Blau and Otis Dudley Duncan in the 1960s to Pierre Bourdieu in the 1980s, have shown that:

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In her study of structural mobility in China, Dr. Kung analyzes the relationship between:

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In which social class are you most likely to find mid-level corporate managers and high-income professionals?

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If you were conducting a sociological study of inequality in America, would you analyze income, wealth, or both income and wealth? Why? Your answer should reflect an accurate of conceptual differences between income and wealth.

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You are conducting a study of stratification on a global scale. Would you work with Karl Marx's theory or Max Weber's theory? Develop a research question, and explain how your question is derived from the theory you chose. Explain why this theory is helpful for stratification on a global scale.

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College students who graduated in the years following the 2008 recession are likely to experience long-term negative consequences in terms of earning and social mobility.

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Would a person have better life chances in a caste society or a class society? Why? Your answer should include definitions of life chances, caste, and class.

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A sociologist conducts a study of the life chances of women from the Dalit caste. Accordingly, the sociologist focuses on:

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In India, how is the caste system held in place with the Hindu belief in rebirth?

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MATCHING -Working class

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