Question 1

In 2008,______ people were counted by the government as having income below the official poverty line?

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A)   79.8 million
B)   39.8 million
C)   19.8 million
D)   9.8 millionE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

The richest 20 percent of U.S. families earn 47.8 percent of all income, while the bottom 20 percent earn only 4.0 percent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In the United States, which of the following age categories has the highest poverty rate?

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A)   seniors over age sixty-five
B)   middle-aged persons in their forties and fifties
C)   young people in their thirties
D)   children under age of eighteenE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 4

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

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A)   economic; social
B)   social; economic
C)   very few; almost all
D)   almost all; almost noE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

The anthropologist Oscar Lewis suggested the cause of poverty lies in

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A)   lack of government action.
B)   too few available jobs.
C)   a lower-class "culture of poverty."
D)   jobs moving overseas.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B) C

Question 6

Davis and Moore point out that stratification is not inevitable because it does not exist in every society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Globalization of the economy has especially hurt which category of the U.S. population?

Accepted Answer

A)   factory workers
B)   stock owners
C)   highly educated professionals
D)   corporate executivesE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Davis and Moore point out that an egalitarian society

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A)   could exist, but only if people were willing to let anyone perform any job.
B)   could never really exist.
C)   has existed in many societies throughout history.
D)   would be more productive than a stratified society.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

While Marx wrote of two major classes, Weber saw stratification in terms of a complex socioeconomic status ranking.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The feminization of poverty refers to the increase in the proportion of women who are poor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Olga works as a regional manager for a small corporation. Which of the following categories correctly describes her work?

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A)   blue-collar work
B)   grey-collar work
C)   red-collar work
D)   white-collar workE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) D

Question 12

At the top of the system of inequality in the former Soviet Union were the

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A)   intelligentsia, or educated professionals.
B)   industrial capitalists.
C)   hereditary nobility.
D)   apparatchiks, or high government officials.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C) D

Question 13

Read the four statements below. Which is NOT a reason given in the text that a socialist revolution never took place in capitalist societies as Marx predicted?

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A)   Stock places ownership of companies in the hands of tens of millions of people.
B)   Living standards have risen over time.
C)   There is no longer any concentration of wealth in our society.
D)   The law affords workers far greater legal protection.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Caste systems

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A)   assign people to certain types of work.
B)   require that people marry outside of their own category.
C)   encourage social contact between people of different castes.
D)   encourage people to strive for upward social mobility.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

People who marry and stay married accumulate only half as much wealth as people who remain single.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

About ______of the U.S. population is officially counted by the government as poor.

Accepted Answer

A)   33.2 percent
B)   23.2 percent
C)   13.2 percent
D)   3.2 percentE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 17

The sociologist who first described society as "the survival of the fittest" was

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A)   Karl Marx.
B)   Herbert Spencer.
C)   Emile Durkheim.
D)   Max Weber.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Which of the following terms is NOT a major caste category in India's traditional system of social ranking?

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A)   Shudra
B)   Brahmin
C)   Kshatriya
D)   SanskritE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Read the following four statements about social stratification. Which statement is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A)   A family's social standing typically changes a great deal from generation to generation.
B)   Social stratification involves beliefs about how and why people should be unequal.
C)   Social stratification is a trait of society.
D)   Social stratification is universal and also variable.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Max Weber claimed that social position was based on a person's

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A)   economic class.
B)   amount of power.
C)   degree of social status or prestige.
D)   All of the above are correct.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Exam 8: Social Stratification

In 2008,______ people were counted by the government as having income below the official poverty line?

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The richest 20 percent of U.S. families earn 47.8 percent of all income, while the bottom 20 percent earn only 4.0 percent.

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In the United States, which of the following age categories has the highest poverty rate?

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

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The anthropologist Oscar Lewis suggested the cause of poverty lies in

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Davis and Moore point out that stratification is not inevitable because it does not exist in every society.

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Globalization of the economy has especially hurt which category of the U.S. population?

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Davis and Moore point out that an egalitarian society

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While Marx wrote of two major classes, Weber saw stratification in terms of a complex socioeconomic status ranking.

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The feminization of poverty refers to the increase in the proportion of women who are poor.

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Olga works as a regional manager for a small corporation. Which of the following categories correctly describes her work?

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At the top of the system of inequality in the former Soviet Union were the

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Read the four statements below. Which is NOT a reason given in the text that a socialist revolution never took place in capitalist societies as Marx predicted?

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Caste systems

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People who marry and stay married accumulate only half as much wealth as people who remain single.

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About ______of the U.S. population is officially counted by the government as poor.

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The sociologist who first described society as "the survival of the fittest" was

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Which of the following terms is NOT a major caste category in India's traditional system of social ranking?

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Read the following four statements about social stratification. Which statement is NOT correct?

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Max Weber claimed that social position was based on a person's

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