Chapter 7

Question 1

class is relational

Answer 1

it reflects the relationship of people to the means of production

Question 2

means of production

Answer 2

resources needed to produce goods

capital

Question 3

capital

Answer 3

the fund and properties necessary for large-scale manufacturing and trading

Question 4

two possible relationships to the means of production

Answer 4

the owner (aristocrats, bourgeoisie)
the worker (peasants, proletariat)

Question 5

bourgeoisie

Answer 5

collective of capitalists who own the means of production

Question 6

proletariat

Answer 6

are the class of workers who succeeded the peasant class of the pre-industrial era

Question 7

sub classes of relationship to means of production

Answer 7

petty (petite) bourgeoisie

lumpenproletariat

Question 8

petty Bourgeoisie

Answer 8

small time owners with little capital

Question 9

lumpenproletariat

Answer 9

small time criminals, beggars, unemployed

Question 10

class as a social identity

Answer 10

class as a corporate (organic) identity as a social ground
shared sense of common purpose
rooted in class consciousness

Question 11

class consciousness

Answer 11

awareness of what is in the best interest of one's class
owner always possesses
workers have a false consciousness

Question 12

weber's critique of marx theory
(class is relational to means of production)

Answer 12

social inequality more than ownership of the means of production
three elements that contribute to social inequality
1. wealth
2.power
3. prestige

Question 13

weber

wealth

Answer 13

property used to make money and properties that are highly respected by members of society

Question 14

weber’s

prestige

Answer 14

degree of respect an individuals, their socially valued possessions, and their master statuses are viewed by majority of people in a society

Question 15

weber’s

power

Answer 15

ability of individuals or groups to achieve their goals despite the opposition of others

Question 16

curtis gabb and guppy

Answer 16

amended marx class paradigm within the canadian context

Question 17

Curtis Grabb Guppy

dominant capitalist class

Answer 17

composed of those who own or control large-scale production

Question 18

Curtis, Grabb, Guppy

middle class

Answer 18

mixed employees, small business owners, and wage earners

Question 19

curtis, grabb, guppy

working class

Answer 19

people who lack resources or capacities apart from their own labour power

Question 20

social stratification

Answer 20

describes society as though it is divided into a series of layers

Question 21

stratum

Answer 21

group to which people belong on the bases of their income, education, education, or income for the purpose of their statistical analysis

Question 22

strata

Answer 22

used as units of analysis in stratified sampling, a research method in which equal samples are drawn from each stratum of the population

Question 23

ideology

Answer 23

set of beliefs about society and the people in it, usually forming the basis of a particular economic and political theory

Question 24

dominant ideology

Answer 24

set of beliefs put forward by, and generally supported, society’s dominant culture and/or classes
ex trickle down theory

Question 25

trick down theory

Answer 25

states if wealthy are given the freedom to generate more wealth, others in society will benefit

Question 26

neoliberal ideology

neoliberalism

Answer 26

dominant ideology that views the individual as a more or less independent player on the sociological scene

Question 27

social mobility

Answer 27

ability of individuals to move from one class to another

Question 28

counter-ideology

Answer 28

offers a critique of a dominant ideology, challenges its justice and its universal applicability to society

Question 29

hegemony

Answer 29

set of non-coercive methods of maintaining power used by the dominant class 
ex, though the media or educational

Question 30

indicator of inequality in canada

Answer 30

food banks

Question 31

living wage

Answer 31

generally represents a target above the existing minimum wage