Sociology Ch. 7

status inconsistency

A man who has his PH.D. in sociology, yet continues to work as a cashier at a retail store, is an example of :

blue collar job

A woman who works on an assembly line on the floor of a factory has a

False

According to Max Weber, wealth, power, and prestige are often related to one another, but one cannot be converted into another.

Mostly ascribed status

Ascribed status is usually involuntary ad often assigned at birth. Achieved status is voluntary and often based on merit, ability, or achievement. What sort of status would you expect to find in a closed system?

An open system

Because social mobility is possible in the United States, the country is considered to be

Weber believed that wealth, power, and prestige could all affect a person's social class.

How is Max Weber's idea of social class different from Karl Marx's?

socioeconomic status

If someone tells you that you are "middle class" they would be describing your:

social mobility

If you start out at your job as a janitor, but retire as the vice president of operations, you would likely have experienced:

False

Most poor people in the United States are unemployed.

social stratification

The division of a society into groups arranged in a social hierarchy is called:

Social inequality

The unequal distribution of wealth, power, and prestige in society is called:

prestige

Weber would argue that a person who belongs to an exclusive country club would belong to a higher social class due to that membership's:

All of these statements are false

Which of the following statements about slavery is false?

Karl Marx

Who was the theorist who said that a major source of conflict in society was the result of the inequality that existed between workers and owners?