soc exam 3

Question 1

classism

Answer 1

prejudice and/or discrimination on the basis of social class

Question 2

social stratification

Answer 2

hierarchical arrangement of large social groups based on their control over basic resources

Question 3

resources

Answer 3

anything valued in a society

Question 4

life chances

Answer 4

the extent to which individuals have access to resources

Question 5

closed system of stratification

Answer 5

no movement throughout social classes
set by ascribed status

Question 6

open system of stratification

Answer 6

system that allows movement
positions set by achieved statuses

Question 7

examples of closed systems

Answer 7

slavery
castes
estate

Question 8

social mobility

Answer 8

movement up or down the stratification system

Question 9

intergenerational mobility

Answer 9

mobility by family members from one generation to the next

Question 10

intragenerational mobility

Answer 10

mobility of individuals within their own lifetime

Question 11

horizontal mobility

Answer 11

movement within same range of prestige (and pay)

Question 12

vertical mobility

Answer 12

movement from one position to another of a different rank
movement upward or downward

Question 13

exchange mobility

Answer 13

mobility due to the individual’s own behaviors

Question 14

structural mobility

Answer 14

mobility due to social forces beyond the individual’s immediate control

Question 15

which is more unevenly distributed in the U.S. wealth or income

Answer 15

wealth

Question 16

absolute poverty

Answer 16

lacking basic needs for life

Question 17

relative poverty

Answer 17

floating standard by which people at the bottom of a society are judged as being disadvantaged in comparison to the nation as a whole

Question 18

subjective poverty

Answer 18

poor because you think you are

Question 19

which poverty level are you most likely to find yourself in

Answer 19

relative and subjective poverty

Question 20

underclass

Answer 20

long-term poor who lack training and skills

Question 21

karl marx said what about classes

Answer 21

means of producing what is necessary for the means of society

Question 22

what does the working class have to do in order for Marx rebellion to happen

Answer 22

become class conscious

Question 23

class consciousness

Answer 23

subjective awareness of common vested interests and the need for collective political action to bring about change

Question 24

who came up with a multidimensional approach to social class that included wealth, prestige, and power

Answer 24

max weber

Question 25

socioeconomic status

Answer 25

a measure that attempts to classify individuals, families, or households in terms of income, occupation, and education to determine class location

Question 26

the difference between intergenerational and intragenerational mobility

Answer 26

inter - family
intra - individual

Question 27

in the year 2000 how many people were not able to read a book and sign their names

Answer 27

1 billion people

Question 28

modernization theory

Answer 28

economic theory that states that poorer countries can get out of poverty by modernizing their economies

Question 29

dependency theory

Answer 29

even as developing countries make economic advances they remain weak and subservient to core nations and corporaitons

Question 30

colonialism

Answer 30

when foreign power maintains political, social, economic, and cultural domination over a people for an extended period of time

Question 31

neocolonialism

Answer 31

continued dependence on more industrialized nations for managerial and technical expertise by former colonies

Question 32

globalization

Answer 32

worldwide integration of government policies, cultures, social movements, and financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas and

Question 33

multinational corporations

Answer 33

commercial organizations headquartered in one country doing business throughout the world