Question 1

Horizontal mobility has reduced class consciousness in the U.S.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What effect is reform in public assistance programming believed to be having?

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A)   If it continues it will increase the number of people on welfare.
B)   If it continues it will decrease the number of people on welfare.
C)   If it continues it will decrease the number of jobs available to unskilled workers.
D)   If it continues it will eventually eliminate public assistance all together.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Under the caste system, an individual acquired a social position at birth.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which is not a part of the reason the U.S. economic class system is not strongly developed?

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A)   Historical factors.
B)   Social inequality.
C)   The government and market economy.
D)   U.S. ideology that sees class consciousness as a negative trait.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Karma is the belief that every person should fulfill in this life the duties associated with membership in a caste.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

As a rule, the most important factors in determining social class are:

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A)   random chance and fortune.
B)   occupation, wealth, and income.
C)   regional.
D)   based on geography.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

The people of every society can always be divided into groups.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 8

Most modern industrial societies do not have formal stratification systems.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Most people do not have any idea of the social class to which they belong.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 10

Discussions of mobility often overlook one simple fact: Room at the top is always limited.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is true of socioeconomic hierarchies in American society since the 1930s?

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A)   We evolved into a society of upper class people.
B)   We evolved into a society of middle class people.
C)   The underclass has become the largest class in America.
D)   Our society has changed little in socioeconomic hierarchy since the 1930s.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Most Americans are:

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A)   highly conscious of class distinctions.
B)   very much concerned about class status.
C)   highly interested in relative social classes.
D)   not highly class conscious.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

The primary unit of stratification is the:

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A)   village.
B)   family.
C)   region.
D)   social club.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

The number of social classes recognized as existing by social scientists is:

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A)   over one hundred.
B)   thought to be between four and seven.
C)   always three.
D)   not generally agreed upon by social scientists.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT one of the three principal types of social stratification?

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A)   Slavery.
B)   Estates.
C)   Castes.
D)   Class.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Caste:

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A)   is a rigid class distinction based on birth or wealth.
B)   systems are flexible class systems.
C)   refers to a system of stratification first developed in feudal Europe.
D)   systems are never clear-cut distinctions.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

In an estate system, the position of an individual in society is nearly always:

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A)   inherited from parents.
B)   based on achievement.
C)   rotated each year.
D)   subject to annual renewal.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C) A

Question 18

The poverty threshold will be:

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A)   higher for an individual than for a family.
B)   exactly the same for an individual and a family.
C)   lower for an individual than for a family.
D)   not different for families of different size.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

A substantial amount of poverty exists in the U.S.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The medieval estate system was better suited to a static society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: Social and Economic Stratification

Horizontal mobility has reduced class consciousness in the U.S.

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What effect is reform in public assistance programming believed to be having?

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Under the caste system, an individual acquired a social position at birth.

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Which is not a part of the reason the U.S. economic class system is not strongly developed?

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Karma is the belief that every person should fulfill in this life the duties associated with membership in a caste.

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As a rule, the most important factors in determining social class are:

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The people of every society can always be divided into groups.

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Most modern industrial societies do not have formal stratification systems.

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Most people do not have any idea of the social class to which they belong.

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Discussions of mobility often overlook one simple fact: Room at the top is always limited.

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What is true of socioeconomic hierarchies in American society since the 1930s?

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Most Americans are:

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The primary unit of stratification is the:

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The number of social classes recognized as existing by social scientists is:

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Which of the following is NOT one of the three principal types of social stratification?

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Caste:

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In an estate system, the position of an individual in society is nearly always:

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The poverty threshold will be:

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A substantial amount of poverty exists in the U.S.

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The medieval estate system was better suited to a static society.

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