Question 1

The anthropologist Oscar Lewis suggested the cause of poverty lies in

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A)   a lower-class culture of poverty.
B)   lack of government action.
C)   too few available jobs.
D)   bad public schools.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Using the sociological perspective, we see that social stratification

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A)   gives some people more privileges and opportunities than others.
B)   places everyone on a level playing field .
C)   ensures that hard work will lead people to become wealthy.
D)   means that what people get out of life is pretty much what they put into it.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

China stands out as a country without any social classes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Great Britain has eliminated all aspects of its historic aristocracy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In 2011, the median income for U.S.families was

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A)   $16,099.
B)   $36,077.
C)   $60,974.
D)   $76,055.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 6

The concept of social mobility refers to changes in people's positions in the social hierarchy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What traits define the "working class" in the United States?

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Question 8

In general, white-collar occupations have more prestige than blue-collar occupations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The idea that social inequality is harmful and divides society is associated with the

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A)   structural-functional approach.
B)   social-conflict approach.
C)   symbolic-interaction approach.
D)   social-exchange approach.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Being in the upper-upper class is usually the result of _____ being in the lower-upper class is more a matter of _____.

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A)   birth achievement
B)   business success birth
C)   gender birth
D)   high-income low-incomeE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Working class people might also be described as _____.

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A)   lower-middle class
B)   lower-upper class
C)   lower-class
D)   upper-middle classE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

England's aristocracy contained about what share of the entire country's population?

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A)   about one-tenth of 1 percent
B)   5 percent
C)   25 percent
D)   50 percentE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

The age category of the U.S.population most likely to be poor is children and young adults under age twenty-four.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Half of all the people in the United Kingdom today consider themselves to be in the

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

Question 15

One-third of all homeless people are

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A)   mentally ill.
B)   employed full-time.
C)   elderly.
D)   entire families.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Which factor tends to raise your social standing?

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A)   divorce
B)   leaving school to get a job
C)   marrying and stay married
D)   having childrenE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

In recent decades, William Julius Wilson claims, many central cities no longer have enough jobs to support the families who live there.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Caste systems are typical of high-income societies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Weber described stratification as a complex socioeconomic status ranking.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

One reason Marx's predicted socialist revolution never took place in capitalist societies is that

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A)   inequality is more or less obsolete.
B)   living standards for the majority have gone up.
C)   wealth is no longer concentrated in the hands of a few.
D)   his theory of social-conflict was completely wrong.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Exam 8: Social Stratification

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The age category of the U.S.population most likely to be poor is children and young adults under age twenty-four.

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The anthropologist Oscar Lewis suggested the cause of poverty lies in

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China stands out as a country without any social classes.

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In recent decades, William Julius Wilson claims, many central cities no longer have enough jobs to support the families who live there.

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Caste systems are typical of high-income societies.

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The concept of social mobility refers to changes in people's positions in the social hierarchy.

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In 2011, the median income for U.S.families was

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England's aristocracy contained about what share of the entire country's population?

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Being in the upper-upper class is usually the result of _____ being in the lower-upper class is more a matter of _____.

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Great Britain has eliminated all aspects of its historic aristocracy.

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