Sociology & You

Chapter 8: Social Stratification

Self-Check Quizzes

1
A __________ is a segment of a population whose members hold similar amounts of scarce resources and share values, norms, and an identifiable lifestyle.
A)group
B)social class
C)caste
D)primary group
2
According to Karl Marx, the class of society that labors without owning the means of production is the __________.
A)underclass
B)bourgeoisie
C)proletariat
D)working poor
3
__________ refers to all the economic resources possessed by an individual or group.
A)Wealth
B)Income
C)Prestige
D)Power
4
Which dimension of social stratification describes recognition, respect, and admiration attached to social positions?
A)wealth
B)power
C)prestige
D)honor
5
According to __________, stratification assures that the most qualified people fill the most important positions, that these qualified people perform their tasks competently, and that they are rewarded for the efforts.
A)conflict theory
B)symbolic interactionism
C)class consciousness
D)functionalist theory
6
Lower-level managers, semiprofessionals, craftspeople, foremen, and clerical workers are identified as members of America's __________.
A)upper class
B)upper middle class
C)middle class
D)working class
7
__________ poverty is a measure of poverty based on the economic disparity between those at the bottom of a society and the rest of the society.
A)Absolute
B)Relative
C)Vertical
D)Horizontal
8
How are race and ethnicity related to poverty?
A)There does not appear to be any correlation.
B)The poverty rate for whites is higher than that for most ethnic and racial minorities.
C)The poverty rate for most ethnic and racial minorities is higher than that for whites.
D)The poverty rates for whites and non-whites are about equal.
9
Which type of social mobility describes a change in occupation within the same social class?
A)horizontal
B)vertical
C)diagonal
D)intergenerational
10
If a carpenter's daughter becomes a lawyer, __________ has occurred.
A)vertical mobility
B)horizontal mobility
C)downward intergenerational mobility
D)upward intergenerational mobility
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