Question 1

Which of the following types of work was open to everyone in the former Indian caste system?

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A)   soldier
B)   priest
C)   sweeper
D)   farmerE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

In Canada, who of the following is likely to have the highest annual earnings?

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A)   engineers
B)   university professors
C)   physicians
D)   the prime ministerE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Great Britain has eliminated all aspects of its historic aristocracy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to Davis and Moore, a system of unequal rewards increases productivity by

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A)   encouraging people to want an important job.
B)   motivating people to work longer, harder, or better.
C)   encouraging people to gain the schooling and skills needed to perform more important jobs.
D)   making people afraid to fail in their occupational endeavours.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 5

In Canada, social inequality is a matter of only people's talents and abilities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What concept describes a person who moves from one occupation to another that provides about the same level of rewards?

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A)   upward social mobility
B)   downward social mobility
C)   horizontal social mobility
D)   diagonal social mobilityE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Weber agreed with Marx that a socialist revolution would result in complete social equality.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The degree of status consistency is

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A)   greater in caste than class systems.
B)   the same in all types of social stratification.
C)   greater in class than caste systems.
D)   greater the more productive a society is.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Which of the following statements accurately describes the People's Republic of China?

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A)   A new set of social classes is gradually emerging.
B)   There is no longer any social inequality.
C)   Social standing reflects only a person's position in the Communist Party.
D)   China has the same social stratification that is found in Japan.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Compared to Canadian society, Japanese society exhibits more caste elements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is meritocracy? Why do caste systems have little of it? Why do class systems have more? Illustrate how class systems combine caste and meritocracy with reference to the United Kingdom or Japan.

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Meritocracy is a system in which individ...

Question 12

If you have a job that involves manual labour, you are doing

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A)   blue-collar work.
B)   white-collar work.
C)   service work.
D)   farming.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 13

The idea that social inequality benefits society is associated with the

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A)   structural-functional approach.
B)   social-conflict approach.
C)   symbolic-interaction approach.
D)   social-exchange approach.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 14

How does a society's technology affect its type of social stratification?

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A society's technology can have a signif...

Question 15

Half of all the people in Great Britain today consider themselves to be in the

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A)   upper class.
B)   middle class.
C)   working class.
D)   lower class.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

In general, income disparity is greater in lower-income nations than it is in higher-income nations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Canada exhibits greater income inequality than the United States of America.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Social stratification is a matter of not only inequality but also beliefs about fairness.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

State the Davis-Moore thesis. Why, according to this theory, is social inequality useful for society?

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The Davis-Moore thesis is a sociological...

Question 20

Who was typically referred to as the first estate in France and other European countries in the Middle Ages?

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A)   politicians
B)   church leaders
C)   lords and earls
D)   the royal familyE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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What concept describes a person who moves from one occupation to another that provides about the same level of rewards?

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In Canada, social inequality is a matter of only people's talents and abilities.

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Which of the following types of work was open to everyone in the former Indian caste system?

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Canada exhibits greater income inequality than the United States of America.

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According to Davis and Moore, a system of unequal rewards increases productivity by

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Weber agreed with Marx that a socialist revolution would result in complete social equality.

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Great Britain has eliminated all aspects of its historic aristocracy.

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In Canada, who of the following is likely to have the highest annual earnings?

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In general, income disparity is greater in lower-income nations than it is in higher-income nations.

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What is meritocracy? Why do caste systems have little of it? Why do class systems have more? Illustrate how class systems combine caste and meritocracy with reference to the United Kingdom or Japan.

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The idea that social inequality benefits society is associated with the

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