Question 1

Read the four statements below. Only one of them is False. Which is it?

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A)   Living standards in the United States have risen since Marx's lifetime.
B)   More workers have unions to represent them than in Marx's lifetime.
C)   There are now laws about workplace safety and minimum wages that did not exist in Marx's lifetime.
D)   Today, ordinary working people no longer experience the effects of the social inequality that Marx described.E) All of the above
F) A) and B) D

Question 2

Caste systems encourage romantic love and personal choice as the basis of marriage.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is meritocracy? Why do caste systems have little of it? Why do class systems have more? Illustrate how class systems combine caste and meritocracy with reference to the United Kingdom or Japan.

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Meritocracy is a system in which individ...

Question 4

According to the Davis-Moore thesis:

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A)   equality is functional for society.
B)   the more inequality a society has, the more productive it is.
C)   more important jobs must provide enough rewards to attract the talent necessary to perform them.
D)   meritocracy is less productive than a caste system.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

The idea that social inequality benefits 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) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Karl Marx claimed that social stratification in high-income nations such as the United Kingdom and the United States reflected a capitalist economy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Based on what you have read, as the United States develops a postindustrial economy, economic inequality has been:

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A)   likely to disappear.
B)   decreasing.
C)   holding at about the same level.
D)   increasing.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Class systems assign social position based on both birth and individual achievement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Weber agreed with Marx that a socialist revolution would result in complete social equality.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following types of societies comes closest to being egalitarian?

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A)   hunting and gathering
B)   horticultural/pastoral
C)   industrial
D)   postindustrialE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Today, U.S. workers have far fewer legal protections than U.S. workers had a century ago, when the industrial age was just beginning.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In English history, the aristocracy included:

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A)   the hereditary nobility.
B)   the highest church officials.
C)   the royal family.
D)   All of the above are correct.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

The concept "meritocracy" refers to social stratification:

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A)   with no social mobility.
B)   in which people "know their place."
C)   based entirely on personal merit.
D)   as found in the United States.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Summarize the Davis-Moore thesis. Specifically, what are the functional consequences of inequality for society as a whole? Illustrate the thesis by pointing out various jobs and the relative rewards each job commands. Conclude by noting several criticisms of the Davis-Moore thesis.

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The Davis-Moore thesis is a sociological...

Question 15

Compared with people in United States, people in Great Britain are more likely to experience social mobility.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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) None of the above
F) A) and B) B

Question 17

What is status consistency? Give an example.

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Status consistency refers to the situati...

Question 18

At the lowest level of social stratification in ancient Japan were the:

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A)   shogun.
B)   burakumin or "outcasts."
C)   samurai or "warriors."
D)   Shudra.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

The Davis-Moore thesis states that social stratification has beneficial consequences for society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

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A)   50 percent
B)   25 percent
C)   5 percent
D)   half of one percentE) B) and D)
F) C) and D) C

Exam 10: Social Stratification

Read the four statements below. Only one of them is False. Which is it?

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Caste systems encourage romantic love and personal choice as the basis of marriage.

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What is meritocracy? Why do caste systems have little of it? Why do class systems have more? Illustrate how class systems combine caste and meritocracy with reference to the United Kingdom or Japan.

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According to the Davis-Moore thesis:

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The idea that social inequality benefits society is associated with the:

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Karl Marx claimed that social stratification in high-income nations such as the United Kingdom and the United States reflected a capitalist economy.

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Based on what you have read, as the United States develops a postindustrial economy, economic inequality has been:

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Class systems assign social position based on both birth and individual achievement.

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Weber agreed with Marx that a socialist revolution would result in complete social equality.

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Which of the following types of societies comes closest to being egalitarian?

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Today, U.S. workers have far fewer legal protections than U.S. workers had a century ago, when the industrial age was just beginning.

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In English history, the aristocracy included:

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The concept "meritocracy" refers to social stratification:

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Summarize the Davis-Moore thesis. Specifically, what are the functional consequences of inequality for society as a whole? Illustrate the thesis by pointing out various jobs and the relative rewards each job commands. Conclude by noting several criticisms of the Davis-Moore thesis.

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Compared with people in United States, people in Great Britain are more likely to experience social mobility.

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

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What is status consistency? Give an example.

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