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1

Which of these is consistent with the conflict perspective on stratification?
A)A strike by the hospital sanitation workers lasts only a day, because the hospital immediately agrees to their demands.
B)Secretaries are paid more than executives.
C)The working class is exploited.
D)A fast-food worker gets a large raise.
2

Which statement about inequality and interaction is true?
A)Interaction among diverse groups at the café will only serve to increase tensions among them.
B)Interaction among different groups will eliminate most differences among them, including stratification differences.
C)Interaction among stratification groups can serve to reduce inequality among them.
D)The groups that are stratified in a society never interact.
3

Which of these is consistent with the functionalist view of stratification?
A)There is no reason for a doctor to be paid more than a sanitation worker.
B)An engineer is paid more than a construction worker because of the long training period required of engineers.
C)A person's salary is unrelated to the importance of his or her occupation.
D)A person with a dangerous job will probably not be rewarded for it.
4

Which of the following might be the basis for a stratification system?
A)race
B)gender
C)religion
D)all of the above
5

According to conflict theorists, why do the wealthy exploit the working class?
A)because they are less kind than other people
B)in order to preserve their wealth and power
C)because the working class doesn't mind being exploited
D)because it is justifiable for them to exploit others
6

The United States is one of the few societies with social inequality.
A)True
B)False
7

Wealth is the only sociologically significant form of inequality.
A)True
B)False
8

In the sociological sense, wealth can include spiritual wealth.
A)True
B)False
9

According to conflict theorists, stratification is a major source of tension.
A)True
B)False
10

Power is defined as the ability to exercise one's will over others.
A)True
B)False







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