SOC 200 Week 5 - TEST Q's
Social Stratification with
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What would a functionalist say about social stratification?
- Symbols of stratification help to reflect our identity with certain groups.
- Social stratification creates class conflict.
- Social stratification is reflected in patterns of conspicuous consumption.
- Social stratification is necessary to promote excellence, productivity, and
efficiency, thus giving people something to strive for. - answer Social
stratification is necessary to promote excellence, productivity, and
efficiency, thus giving people something to strive for.
According to Karl Marx:
- stratification creates class conflict.
- symbols of stratification help to reflect our identity with certain groups
- social stratification is necessary to promote excellence.
- conspicuous consumption is practiced by the proletariat. - answer
stratification creates class conflict
Proletariat and Bourgeoisie - answer proletariat = working class
bourgeoisie = owning class
The rise of technology, which has contributed to increasing inequalities
between countries, is referred to as
- global stratification.
- intergenerational stratification.
- social stratification.
, - peripheral stratification. - answer global stratification
Dallas worked hard to open her own restaurant, despite many obstacles
standing in her way. Eventually, her restaurant's success spread and she
was able to open her own national chain. She credits her hard work and
persistence for her rise to wealth. Dallas' situation is a good example of
________.
- a caste system
- a democracy
- a closed stratification system
- a meritocracy - answer a meritocracy
Rochelle comes from a small country town and lives in a small rental
house with her dad. Rochelle accepted a basketball scholarship to a
wealthy, private university. In her new town, Rochelle becomes acutely
aware of the unequal distribution of valued goods and opportunities
available at her university when compared to her hometown. What
Rochelle is observing can best be defined as ________.
- social inequality
- global stratification
- social stratification
- social distribution - answer social inequality
Calculating the ________ is one way to analyze a country's standard of
living.
- Millenium Project
- Debt Accumulation
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
- GINI Coefficient - answer GDP
Which theory examines the class status that one publicly indicates
through conspicuous consumption?
- symbolic interactionism
- conflict theory
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