Question 1

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 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) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 3

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

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A)  economic class,degree of social status,and amount of power.
B)  innate abilities alone.
C)  birth alone.
D)  innate intelligence,birth,and skin color.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

While the Davis-Moore thesis suggests "to each according to the importance of one's work," Karl Marx supported the idea

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A)  "to the victor goes the spoils."
B)  "to each according to the degree of schooling."
C)  "from each according to ability,to each according to needs."
D)  "productivity is more important than equality."E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

In general,societies that have caste systems have economies that area.based on

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A)  hunting and gathering.
B)  industrial.
C)  agrarian.
D)  postindustrial.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

The historical replacement of caste systems with class systems

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A)  brings an end to most social inequality.
B)  replaces one kind of inequality with another.
C)  means that individuals experience less social mobility.
D)  means that categories of people become more clearly unequal.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Caste systems encourage the commitment to long-term labor required by agriculture.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What concept describes a person who moves from one occupation to another that provides about the same level of rewards?

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A)  upward social mobility
B)  downward social mobility
C)  horizontal social mobility
D)  This is not social mobility at all.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

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) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

In the United States,social inequality is a matter of only people's talents and abilities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The degree of status consistency is

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A)  greater in caste than class systems.
B)  the same in all types of social stratification.
C)  greater in class than caste systems.
D)  greater the more productive a society is.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Who coined the concept "survival of the fittest"?

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A)  Charles Darwin
B)  Karl Marx
C)  Herbert Spencer
D)  Max WeberE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

The common ideology of a class system states that success and wealth typically result from

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A)  sheer luck.
B)  family background.
C)  flaws in society.
D)  personal talent and effort.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

According to Karl Marx,social stratification in a capitalist society always involves

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A)  class conflict.
B)  negotiation and compromise leading to stability.
C)  the abolition of work itself.
D)  a working class revolution.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

In 1917,the Russian Revolution transformed the feudal aristocracy and placed productive property under the control of

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A)  the capitalists.
B)  a meritocracy.
C)  the nobility.
D)  the state.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Davis and Moore point out that an egalitarian society

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A)  could never exist.
B)  could exist,but only if people are willing to allow anyone to perform any job.
C)  would be more productive than a stratified society.
D)  has existed in many societies at various times in history.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

For most people in the United States,social standing remains much the same over the course of a lifetime.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A category of people defined as "untouchable" because they perform work that is viewed as "unclean" has been part of social stratification in

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A)  India.
B)  Canada.
C)  Sweden.
D)  the former Soviet Union.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

The Kuznets curve shows that industrial societies have the greatest social stratification.

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A) True 
 B)False

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Caste systems encourage the commitment to long-term labor required by agriculture.

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Using the sociological perspective,we see that social stratification

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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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In the United States,social inequality is a matter of only people's talents and abilities.

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The Kuznets curve shows that industrial societies have the greatest social stratification.

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

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A category of people defined as "untouchable" because they perform work that is viewed as "unclean" has been part of social stratification in

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In 1917,the Russian Revolution transformed the feudal aristocracy and placed productive property under the control of

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While the Davis-Moore thesis suggests "to each according to the importance of one's work," Karl Marx supported the idea

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The common ideology of a class system states that success and wealth typically result from

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Davis and Moore point out that an egalitarian society

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In general,societies that have caste systems have economies that area.based on

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The degree of status consistency is

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Who coined the concept "survival of the fittest"?

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According to Karl Marx,social stratification in a capitalist society always involves

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

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For most people in the United States,social standing remains much the same over the course of a lifetime.

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What concept describes a person who moves from one occupation to another that provides about the same level of rewards?

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The historical replacement of caste systems with class systems

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Caste systems encourage the commitment to long-term labor required by agriculture.

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The Kuznets curve shows that industrial societies have the greatest social stratification.

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