chapter 7 quiz
The stratification system in India that is based on hereditary and allows little to no opportunity for movement between strata is:
a caste system.
A system in which rewards are distributed based on achievements is:
a meritocracy.
A single mother living on the streets with her two young children who does not have the means to provide adequate food and shelter for her family is experiencing:
absolute deprivation.
The United States, where social mobility is possible, is perceived to be:
an open system.
A woman who works on an assembly line on the floor of a factory has a:
blue-collar job.
A student with highly educated parents who pass their value of education on to her is an example of that student acquiring what Bourdieu called:
cultural capital.
The American Dream legitimizes social stratification by reinforcing the idea that:
everyone has the same chance to succeed and success or failure is completely determined by the individual person.
When a woman marries a man who is similar to her in education level and social class background, she is practicing:
homogamy.
Children who are able to attain more education and a better-paying job than their parents are experiencing:
intergenerational mobility.
The "Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study" research has found:
moving from welfare to work is only mildly positive for families.
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:.
prestige
The geographic isolation of the poor from other parts of the city is called:
residential segregation.
What is true concerning slavery
slavery is the most extreme system of social stratification.
The movement of individuals or groups within the hierarchal system of social classes is called:
social mobility.
The tendency of social classes to remain relatively stable as social class status is passed down from one generation to the next is called:
social reproduction
The term that sociologists use to measure an individual's place within a social class system is called:
socioeconomic status.
A man who has his PhD in sociology, yet continues to work as a cabdriver, is an example of:
status inconsistency.
During the Great Depression, large numbers of people dropped down in social class standing. This is an example of:
structural mobility.
In 2009, the Census Bureau defined the poverty line as _______ for a family of three.
$17,100
social stratification.
The division of a society into groups arranged in a social hierarchy
• 22. The belief that entrenched attitudes can develop among poor communities and lead the poor to accept their fate is called: o a. the culture of poverty thesis.
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Which of the following is one of the basic principles of social stratification?
It is maintained through beliefs that are widely shared by members of society.
hich theorist was concerned about the new kind of social inequality that was emerging between the owners and the workers?
Karl Marx
Which of the following is true concerning socioeconomic status and life chances?
People from lower classes are more likely to be the victims of violent crime.
A person from a lower socioeconomic status who is unaware of a job opening that is only posted on the internet is an example of the impact of __________ on social mobility.
the digital divide
