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The most extreme form of legalized social inequality for individuals or groups is: |
| | A) | slavery |
| | B) | open class systems |
| | C) | closed caste systems |
| | D) | caste systems |
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The caste system is generally associated with: |
| | A) | Hinduism |
| | B) | Islam |
| | C) | Judaism |
| | D) | Buddhism |
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In sociologist Daniel Rossides's model of the class system of the United States, the class with the smallest proportion of the population is the: |
| | A) | upper class |
| | B) | upper middle class |
| | C) | lower middle class |
| | D) | lower class |
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In Karl Marx's view, the destruction of the capitalist system will occur only if the working class first develops: |
| | A) | bourgeois consciousness |
| | B) | false consciousness |
| | C) | class consciousness |
| | D) | caste consciousness |
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Which of the following are viewed by sociologists as analytically distinct components of stratification? |
| | A) | conformity, deviance, and social control |
| | B) | class, status, and power |
| | C) | class, caste, and age |
| | D) | class, prestige, and esteem |
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The intellectual tradition at the heart of conflict theory begins principally with the work of: |
| | A) | Max Weber |
| | B) | Émile Durkheim |
| | C) | Erving Goffman |
| | D) | Karl Marx |
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Which sociological perspective argues that stratification is universal and that social inequality is necessary so that people will be motivated to fill socially important positions? |
| | A) | functionalist perspective |
| | B) | conflict perspective |
| | C) | interactionist perspective |
| | D) | labeling perspective |
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__________ refers to the reputation that a specific person has earned within an occupation. |
| | A) | prestige |
| | B) | esteem |
| | C) | status |
| | D) | power |
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In 1999, about what percentage of the wealth of the United States was held by the richest fifth (or 20 percent) of the population? |
| | A) | 23 percent |
| | B) | 38 percent |
| | C) | 85 percent |
| | D) | 75 percent |
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In 1995, 45 percent of poor people in the United States were living in: |
| | A) | central cities |
| | B) | the suburbs |
| | C) | rural areas |
| | D) | Appalachia |
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In central cities, about 49 percent of the underclass are: |
| | A) | Whites |
| | B) | Asians |
| | C) | Hispanics |
| | D) | African Americans |
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The sinking of the SS Titanic is an example of how social class can affect life chances because: |
| | A) | only 705 poor passengers survived |
| | B) | poor passengers were slow to respond to emergency sirens |
| | C) | emergency procedures favored first and second-class passengers |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Sociological studies of colonialism suggest that: |
| | A) | colonialism has largely disappeared |
| | B) | colonialism was, for the most part, beneficial for poor, uncivilized countries |
| | C) | colonialism was inevitable and necessary for human civilization |
| | D) | colonialism is perpetuated to this day by practices known as neo-colonialism |
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A plumber whose father was a physician is an example of: |
| | A) | downward intergenerational mobility |
| | B) | upward intergenerational mobility |
| | C) | downward intragenerational mobility |
| | D) | upward intragenerational mobility |
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A film star whose parents were both factory workers illustrates: |
| | A) | upward intergenerational mobility |
| | B) | upward intragenerational mobility |
| | C) | downward intergenerational mobility |
| | D) | downward intragenerational mobility |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education