Lesson 6 Flashcards
Which of the following describes a condition in which members of a society have different amounts of wealth, prestige, or power?
a. stratification
b. status inconsistency
c. slavery
d. social inequality
d
In Karl Marx’s view, the destruction of the capitalist system will occur only if the working class first develops
a. bourgeois consciousness.
b. false consciousness.
c. class consciousness.
d. caste consciousness.
c
Which of the following were viewed by Max Weber as analytically distinct components of stratification?
a. conformity, deviance, and social control
b. class, status, and power
c. class, caste, and age
d. class, prestige, and esteem
b
Which sociological perspective argues that stratification is universal and that social inequality is necessary so that people will be motivated to fill socially important positions?
a. the functionalist perspective
b. the conflict perspective
c. the interactionist perspective
d. the labeling perspective
a
The respect or admiration that an occupation holds in a society is referred to as
a. status.
b. esteem.
c. prestige.
d. ranking.
c
A measure of social class that is based on income, education, and occupation is known as
a. the objective method.
b. stratification.
c. socioeconomic status.
d. the open system.
c
A plumber whose father was a physician is an example of
a. downward intergenerational mobility.
b. upward intergenerational mobility.
c. downward intragenerational mobility.
d. upward intragenerational mobility.
a
__________________ is the most extreme form of legalized social inequality for individuals or groups.
a. Slavery
b. Feudalism
c. Oligarchy
d. Centralism
a
In the ____________________ system of stratification, or feudalism, peasants were required to work land leased to them by nobles in exchange for military protection and other services.
a. estate
b. industrial
c. agricultural
d. ancient
a
Karl Marx viewed ____________________ differentiation as the crucial determinant of social, economic, and political inequality.
a. class
b. social
c. caste
d. property
a
____________________ poverty is the minimum level of subsistence that no family should be expected to live below.
a. Absolute
b. Relative
c. Extreme
d. Comparative
a
____________________ poverty is a floating standard of deprivation by which people at the bottom of a society, whatever their lifestyles, are judged to be disadvantaged in comparison with the nation as a whole.
a. Absolute
b. Relative
c. Extreme
d. Comparative
b
Sociologist William Julius Wilson and other social scientists have used the term ______________ to describe the long-term poor who lack training and skills.
a. underclass
b. poverty
c. working class
d. miserable
a
Max Weber used the term _______________________________ to refer to people’s opportunities to provide themselves with material goods, positive living conditions, and favorable life experiences.
a. life chances
b. good luck
c. opportunity
d. capacity
a
An open class system implies that the position of each individual is influenced by the person’s ___________________ status.
a. achieved
b. successful
c. lucky
d. special
a
