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chapter 9 sociology
test review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what factor makes caste systems closed? | people cannot change their social standings |
| what factor makes class systems open? | they allow for movement between the classes. |
| which of these systems allows for the most social mobility? | class |
| which person best illustrates opportunities for upward social mobility in the United States? | First-generation college student |
| which statement illustrates low status consistency? | a college dropout launches an online company that earns millions in it first year. |
| based on meritocracy, a physician's assistant would: | earn a pay raise for doing excellent work |
| in the united states, most people define themselves as: | middle class |
| structural mobility occurs when: | a large group moves up or down the class ladder due to societal changes |
| the behaviors, customs, and norms associated with a class are known as: | class traits |
| which of the following scenarios is an example of inter generational mobility? | an executive belongs to a different class than her parents |
| occupational prestige means that jobs are: | not equally valued |
| social stratification is a system that: | ranks society members into categories |
| which graphic concept best illustrates the concept of social stratification? | pyramid |
| the GNI PPP figure represents: | the average annual income of a country's citizens |
| the basic premise of the Davis-moore thesis is that the unequal distribution or rewards in social stratification: | serves a purpose in society |
| unlike Davis and Moore, Melvin Tumin believed that, because of social stratification, some qualified people were ________ higher-level job positions. | denied that opportunity to obtain |
| which statement represents stratification from the perspective of symbolic interactionism? | after work, pat, a janitor, feels more comfortable eating in a truck stop than a French restaurant. |
| when Karl Marx said workers experience alienation, he meant that workers: | do not feel connected to their work |
| conflict theorists view capitalists as those who: | get rich while workers stay poor |