Ch 9 Quiz Social Class

With the recent Occupy Wall Street Movement, the people of the United States keep hearing about the top 1%. How much of the United State's wealth rests in the hands of the wealthiest top 1% of people? A) 1/3 B) 1/4 C) 1/8 D) 1/16

A) 1/3

What seems to be the key (although not the rule) to upward social mobility? A) How well off your parents are. B) How much education you have. C) How many jobs you work. D) How much you spend on your personal appearance.

B) How much education you have.

What is particularly unique about the United States middle class? A) It is the smallest class in the United States. B) It is broken into two subcategories: upper and lower middle class. C) The people who are middle class often have little to no education. D) It's members usually make and earning of around minimum wage.

B) It is broken into two subcategories: upper and lower middle class.

It was time for Oli to marry. He had finished school and was starting a job. His parents chose a bride for him whose parents had the same amount of wealth and belonged to the same class as they did. Oli and his bride will have a(n) _________ marriage. A) exogamous B) endogamous C) traditional D) unconventional

B) endogamous

While Karl Marx explained the wealth of the capitalist class as a result of _____, Melvin Tumin argued that most of it is _____. A) inheritance / exploitation of workers. B) exploitation of workers / inheritance. C) fair competition / inventions and global trade. D) inventions and global trade / fair competition.

B) exploitation of workers / inheritance.

In middle-age Europe, land ownership stratified society into: A) priests, rulers, merchants, peasants, and the untouchable. B) feudal lords, soldiers, and peasants. C) owners of businesses, managers, and workers. D) farmers, workers, fishermen, and herders.

B) feudal lords, soldiers, and peasants.

According to Max Weber, a person's position in the social stratification in a given society is determined by his/her: A) wealth. B) wealth, power, and prestige (status). C) wealth, power, prestige, income, occupation, education, race, age, and gender. D) GNI PPP, GDP, GNI, the PRB, and standards of living

B) wealth, power, and prestige (status).

A salesperson, with a high school diploma, and making about $30,000 a year can be classified as a member of the: A) lower-middle class. B) working class. C) working poor class. D) underclass.

B) working class.

Melissa was born to a lower class family in rural Georgia. After taking a job in the mail room of a large corporate office, Melissa is slowly promoted through the ranks and becomes CEO of the company by the age of 50. What type of stratification is shown in this story? A) Structural mobility B) Intergenerational mobility C) Intragenerational mobility D) Downward mobility

C) Intragenerational mobility

A sales person, with a college degree in Business Administration, makes about $70,000 a year, and who LOVES CAPITALISM is a member of which social class, according to the Gilbert and Kahl model? A) Capitalist class. B) Upper-middle class C) Lower-middle class. D) Working class.

C) Lower-middle class

A major difference in education between the upper and upper-middle classes is that: A) members of the upper class usually have higher levels of education than members of the upper-middle class. B) Members of the upper middle class attend more prestigious colleges and universities than members of the upper class. C) Master's and Ph.D. degrees are mainly a characteristic of members of the upper-middle class than members of the upper class. D) As wealthy capitalists and owners of businesses, they don't need or attempt to seek for college education.

C) Master's and Ph.D. degrees are mainly a characteristic of members of the upper-middle class than members of the upper class.

People who are high on the prestige scale but make relatively low incomes sometimes suffer from: A) Status maximization. B) Contradictory class location. C) Status inconsistency. D) Status frustration.

C) Status inconsistency.

A farmer who lost everything as a result of a flood is experiencing which type social mobility? A) Intergenerational. B) Upward. C) Structural. D) Exchange.

C) Structural.

Mohit spent his days combing through garbage in Mumbai, India with his brothers and sisters. Sometimes he would find food, or something to sell for money. He never tried to overcome his lower-class status because he had seen his friends try and fail. So, he accepted his fate, and tried to live life as best he could in a closed society. Mohit is an example of someone living under a: A) meritocracy B) dictatorship C) caste system D) feudalism

C) caste system

Since the social classes in the United States do not have any clear boundaries, how is a sociologist supposed to determine whether their subjects are in the upper class or the upper-middle class? A) Members of the upper class make millions of dollars a year, while members of the upper-middle class make only hundreds of thousands of dollars. B) The upper class is split into "old money" and "new money" people, while the upper-middle class simply struggles to maintain its wealth. C) All upper class people enjoy opera and have been bred for their stations while the upper-middle class consists mostly of newly wealthy people who may not have had the same kind of upbringing. D) In the upper class, everyone knows everyone, but in the upper-middle class, the people do not co-mingle.

A) Members of the upper class make millions of dollars a year, while members of the upper-middle class make only hundreds of thousands of dollars.

According to the colonialism model, the development of capitalism passed through the following several stages: A) Mercantilism, colonialism, imperialism, and neo-colonialism. B) Industrial revolution, trade, globalization, and national capitalism. C) Inventions, industrialization, capitalist economy, democracy. D) Industrial revolution, constitutions, independence, democracy.

A) Mercantilism, colonialism, imperialism, and neo-colonialism.

Monica is desperate for the new designer purse that she saw while looking at a window shopping at her local mall. She knew every girl in school would covet her bag and wish to be like her. When she walked in, she whipped out her credit card, and purchased the $5,000 bag. This kind of purchasing is called: A) conspicuous consumption B) upward mobility C) intra-generational mobility D) credit card consumerism

A) conspicuous consumption

Kate is the daughter of a Senator and the former CEO of a Fortune 500 company. John grew up on a farm, tilling the land for a living. They are planning a June wedding. They will have a(n)___________ marriage. A) exogamous B) endogamous C) traditional D) unconventional

A) exogamous

Jennifer graduated from college with a double major and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa society. She was then offered a job in New York where she worked 12 hours a day and produced excellent results. Within two years she had over 100 employees working under her. Jennifer's hard work was rewarded with a raise and a bonus. This form of promotion is based on the principles of a: A) meritocracy B) democracy C) caste system D) closed stratification system

A) meritocracy

The main Hindu castes are: A) priests, rulers, merchants, peasants, and the untouchable. B) feudal lords, soldiers, and peasants. C) owners of businesses, managers, and workers. D) farmers, workers, fishermen, and herders.

A) priests, rulers, merchants, peasants, and the untouchable.

GNI PPP, or gross national income divided by purchasing power parity, helps measure: A) the standard of living in a country. B) the average level of education per person in a country. C) the amount of inflation affecting a country's currency. D) the average global interest rates for loans.

A) the standard of living in a country.

According to Gilbert and Kahl, the category of people on the lowest rung of the United States six-step social class ladder are the: A) underclass. B) working poor. C) welfare queens. D) working class.

A) underclass.

According to Karl Marx, a person's position in the social stratification in a given society is determined by his/her: A) wealth. B) wealth, power, and prestige (status). C) wealth, power, prestige, income, occupation, education, race, age, and gender. D) GNI PPP, GDP, GNI, the PRB, and standards of living

A) wealth.

Which classification method best shows how competitive a nation's economy is in global terms? A) Using phrases like "first world," "second world," and "third world." B) Calculating the GDP per capita of each country and using those numbers to create a global average that can be used as an economic yard stick. C) Classifying countries based on their level of development and using phrases like "more developed" or "less developed." D) Visiting each country and polling a select handful of the population about their income, etc.

B) Calculating the GDP per capita of each country and using those numbers to create a global average that can be used as an economic yard stick.

The Davis-Moore Thesis states that: A) economic hardship and skyrocketing inflation is the cause for all social stratification in the United States. B) Karl Marx was correct and that stratification can only be solved by converting to a socialist government. C) the more society values a particular profession, the more the people in that profession will make. D) people constantly move up and down the social ladder, and this creates an unstable economy which will eventually collapse on itself.

C) the more society values a particular profession, the more the people in that profession will make.

According to contemporary sociologists, a person's position in the social stratification in a given society is determined by his/her: A) wealth. B) wealth, power, and prestige (status). C) wealth, power, prestige, income, occupation, education, race, age, and gender. D) GNI PPP, GDP, GNI, the PRB, and standards of living

C) wealth, power, prestige, income, occupation, education, race, age, and gender.

A high-school drop-out, single mother, who works in food services for an annual income of about $16,000 a year can be classified as a member of the: A) lower-middle class. B) working class. C) working poor class. D) underclass.

C) working poor class.

Which factor is considered when evaluating someone's standard of living? A) Income B) Employment C) Class D) All of the above

D) All of the above

Which historical event was greatly responsible for global stratification as we see it today? A) World War I B) The Fall of the British Empire C) The French Revolution D) The Industrial Revolution

D) The Industrial Revolution

In 2008 the United States, as well as the rest of the world, felt the effects of the recession. After the collapse of the housing market, people lost their jobs and they quit spending money. Many people could not afford their mortgages anymore and their homes went into foreclosure. For these people, it was a time of __________. A) social stratification B) social inconsistency C) upward mobility D) downward mobility

D) downward mobility

According to the six-category model of Gilbert and Kahl, social class is determined by: A) income, property, wealth B) occupation, income, property C) education, property, income D) income, occupation, education

D) income, occupation, education

The outdated three-world stratification model divided the world countries into categories on the basis of their degree of: A) development. B) commodity consumption. C) PC GDP. D) industrialization.

D) industrialization.

Symbolic interactionists have come to the conclusion that: A) most people do not care about social rank and standing. B) only lower class people drink beer. C) only upper class people can enjoy a good game of polo. D) most people only socialize with people in their same social class.

D) most people only socialize with people in their same social class.

According to the Davis and Moore functional argument, stratification in society is: A) harmful and exploitative, as it makes the rich richer and the poor poorer. B) good and necessary, as it leads to the equal distribution of society. C) outdated and blocks progress of reconciliation in race relations. D) necessary and fair, as it motivates people to be more skilled and qualified.

D) necessary and fair, as it motivates people to be more skilled and qualified.