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1. Max Weber considered an individual’s social position to be:
· A matter of economic class
· A matter of social status or prestige
· A matter of power
· All of the Above
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· All of the above
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2. The concept “meritocracy” refers to social stratification:
· With no social mobility
· In which all people “know their place”
· Based entirely on personal merit
· As it is commonly found in agrarian societies
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· Based entirely on personal merit
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3. According to Simon Kuznets, in which societal type is the extent of social stratification greatest?
· Hunting and gathering
· Horticultural/pastoral
· Agrarian
· Industrial
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· Agrarian
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4. Which of the following concepts refers to change in social position during a person’s lifetime?
· Intragenerational social mobility
· Intergenerational social mobility
· Structural social mobility
· Horizontal social mobility
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· Intragenerational social mobility
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5. The caste history of Great Britain is still evident today in the importance people there attach to:
· Going to college
· Social mobility
· Money
· Accent in speech
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· Accent in speech
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8. All of the following are goals of feminism, except for:
· Eliminating gender stratification
· Ending sexual violence
· Expanding human choice
· Opposing the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
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· Opposing the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
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6. Of the following statements about jobs, which is NOT true?
· Most of the highest-ranked occupations in the US are dominated by women
· Occupational rankings are much the same in all high-income nations
· Most high-prestige occupations require extensive education and training
· Occupations are a source of both prestige and income
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Most of the highest-ranked occupations in the US are dominated by women
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7. In 2008, women held about what share of seats in Congress?
· 16%
· 36%
· 56%
· 76%
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· 16%
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9. Gender refers to:
· Only whether people are male or female
· The secondary sex characteristics of men and women
· The personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being female and male
· People’s sexual orientation
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The personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being female and male
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10. Young men show greater ______ ability than young women; young women show greater _____ ability than young men.
· Intellectual/sensory
· Mathematical/verbal
· Verbal/mathematical
· Sensory/intellectual
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· Mathematical/verbal
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11. What is the form of social organization in which females dominate males?
· Patriarchy
· Matriarchy
· Monarchy
· Gerontoarchy
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· Matriarchy
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12. In the US work force,
· Men and women have the same types of jobs
· Women have now equaled the pay for men
· Women are still concentrated in several categories of jobs
· Women now earn more money, on average, than men do
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Women are still concentrated in several categories of jobs
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13. Modernization theory identifies which of the following as the greatest barrier to economic development?
· Having too few people
· Multinational corporations
· Capitalism
· Tradition
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· Tradition
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14. The global region that has seen the greatest reduction in poverty is:
· Asia
· Africa
· Latin America
· All of the above
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· Asia
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15. Dependency theory differs from modernization theory by:
· Making poor nations responsible for their own fate
· Supporting capitalism as a path to development
· Explaining global inequality in terms of the exploitation of poor countries by rich countries
· Claiming the economic development is not a desirable goal
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Explaining global inequality in terms of the exploitation of poor countries by rich countries
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