Social Stratification & Social class

Question 1

According to Marx the core struggles in all sociateis are _(Blank)_Struggles

Answer 1

Class

Question 2

-(Blank)- refers to a willingness to believe in ideologies that support the ruling class but are actually disadvantageous to working-class interests.

Answer 2

False Consciousness

Question 3

Socio-economic status (SES) measures all of the following things except for (blank)

Answer 3

Personal Authority

Question 4

The statistical relationship between a parent’s and child’s economic standings is called (blank)

Answer 4

intergenerational income elasticity.

Question 5

(BLANK) are the least likely group to live in poverty in Canada

Answer 5

The elderly (65+)

Question 6

When creating the Low-Income Cut-Offs (LICOs), the Canadian government considers two factors: ________.

Answer 6

family size and community size

Question 7

________ groups have a “style of life” based on social honour and prestige.

Answer 7

status

Question 8

________ is the percentage of wage earners in a population who are part of a union

Answer 8

Trade union density

Question 9

The core difference between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat, according to Marx, is their relationship to ________.

Answer 9

the means of production

Question 10

Conflict theory was founded by ________.

Answer 10

Karl Marx

Question 11

T/F

Marx referred to socialism as a “dictatorship of the bourgeoisie.”

Answer 11

False

Question 12

T/F
Max Weber famously said, “The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it.”

Answer 12

false

Question 13

T/F

According to Marx, there are two main social classes

Answer 13

true

Question 14

T/F

According to Marx, the two social classes are compatible and could work effectively together in society.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

T/F

Ideology is one of the main reasons why workers do not join together to overthrow capitalism

Answer 15

true

Question 16

T/F

Max Weber said all power in society comes from the economy

Answer 16

false

Question 17

T/F

Trade union density is much lower in the United States than it is in Canada

Answer 17

True

Question 18

T/F
A stratification system where a person’s rank is determined by their accomplishments is called an achievement-based system.

Answer 18

true

Question 19

T/F

Poverty tends to perpetuate itself over time and, therefore, continue unless there is some outside intervention.

Answer 19

true

Question 20

T/F

In “Nickel and Dimed,” Ehrenreich worked as a sales clerk at a store

Answer 20

False