Question 1

When Marx argued that capitalism "reproduces the class structure," he meant that

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A)   it is really ordinary people who create social inequality.
B)   society operates and carries class differences from one generation to the next.
C)   class differences are the same throughout human history.
D)   society could never abolish class inequality.

Question 2

What is status consistency? Give an example.

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Status consistency refers to the situati...

Question 3

As surprising as it may seem, in the United States, poor people typically have better health than rich people.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which concept refers to earnings from work or any investments?

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A)   income
B)   personal property
C)   wealth
D)   power

Question 5

In Karl Marx's analysis, another name for the capitalist class is the

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A)   nobility.
B)   aristocracy.
C)   proletariat.
D)   bourgeoisie.

Question 6

One good indication that caste still operates in the United Kingdom is the importance people attach to

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

Question 7

People of low social position are more liberal on _____ issues and more conservative on _____ issues.

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A)   social economic
B)   economic social
C)   very few almost all
D)   almost all almost no

Question 8

Which concept refers to change in social position during a person's lifetime?

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A)   intragenerational social mobility
B)   intergenerational social mobility
C)   structural social mobility
D)   horizontal social mobility

Question 9

Look at the "Seeing Sociology in Everyday Life" photo essay on

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Question 10

About 20 percent of U.S.families have negative wealth, which means that they are actually in debt.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Provide evidence to assess the claim that economic inequality in the United States is increasing.

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There is substantial evidence to support...

Question 12

A common micro-level pattern involving social interaction is that

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A)   social stratification is not usually evident in everyday life.
B)   most people live and work in socially diverse settings in terms of social stratification.
C)   people tend to socialize with others of about the same social position.
D)   social position has little to do with the friends people have.

Question 13

Ideology, or beliefs that support social stratification, is found in

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A)   caste systems.
B)   class systems.
C)   both class and caste systems.
D)   only U.S. society.

Question 14

State the Davis-Moore thesis.According to this theory, why is social inequality useful for society? Provide two criticisms of this theory.

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The Davis-Moore thesis is a sociological...

Question 15

Describe the major social classes in the United States: upper class, middle class, working class, and lower class.Consider the size of each class, as well as the income levels, typical schooling, and type of work that characterize people at each level.

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The major social classes in the United S...

Question 16

Intergenerational mobility refers to changes in social position within an individual's lifetime.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The more a society is a meritocracy, the greater the society's level of social mobility.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A majority of children born in all wealth quintiles in the United States remain in the same quintile as adults.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What did Max Weber mean by describing inequality in terms of a socioeconomic status ranking? Provide a description of a person with different standing on Weber's three dimensions of social inequality.

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Max Weber described inequality in terms ...

Question 20

Which of the following class levels contains the least amount of racial and ethnic diversity?

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A)   the upper-upper class
B)   the middle class
C)   the working class
D)   All class levels have the same amount.

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