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According to Karl Marx, which of the following is a characteristic of the
proletariat? - ✔✔They could create a classless society if they develop a
class consciousness.
Which theorist(s) is (are) most strongly associated with the structural-
functionalist view of social stratification? - ✔✔Kingsley Davis and Wilbert
Moore
Which term refers to one's opportunities, depending on both achieved and
ascribed statuses in society? - ✔✔Life chances
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,According to the text, lifestyle is a simple matter of having money. -
✔✔False
Which of the following statements about poverty and wealth is true?
A large percentage of impoverished people depend on help from private
organizations.
The top 1% of the world's population owns more wealth than the rest of the
population.
The wealth gap is due to functional issues in select countries.
All of these are true.
Most people living in poverty have no property-based income. - ✔✔The top
1% of the world's population owns more wealth than the rest of the
population.
Most people living in poverty have no property-based income.
A large percentage of impoverished people depend on help from private
organizations.
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, (AND GOVERNMENT)
False but to be true
The wealth gap is due to STRUCTURAL issues
In 2016, among those ages 18-64, 9.7% of males and 13.4% of females in
the U.S. lived in poverty. This concentration of women make up a growing
proportion of those in poverty known as the ______. - ✔✔feminization of
poverty
The difference between conflict theorists and structural functionalists is that
conflict theorists believe that money and rewards are not necessarily given
to those in the most important positions. - ✔✔True
Age and race are most important in open class systems - ✔✔False
In an open class system, it is possible to achieve a higher ranking by
working hard, obtaining education, and choosing an occupation that pays
well
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