ICCC SOCIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
other than home mortgages, what is the largest form of debt in the United states? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Student Loans
Sociologists define stratification as "structure inequalities" because: - CORRECT
ANSWERS Individuals and groups enjoy unequal access to social rewards, depending on
their position within the larger stratification scheme
which of the following accurately characterizes the concept of stratification? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Income, wealth, education, lifestyle , and occupation are often correlated, but
there are notable exceptions.
a form of stratification in which people earn income and own wealth and distinguish between
groups on the basis of economic standing is - CORRECT ANSWERS class
mortgage companies that offer high-interest subprime mortgages tent to target minority
communities because it is more difficult for racial minorities to obtain mortgages due to -
CORRECT ANSWERS discrimination
in Karl Marx's theory, a class is made up of people who have the same relationship to the -
CORRECT ANSWERS means of production
imagine max Weber is alive today, conducting a study of people addicted to opioids. because
this status group has negative privilege, he might call it a - CORRECT ANSWERS pariah
group
, who argued that social stratification is functional, ensuring that the most talented people fill the
roles they are best suited for by rewarding them accordingly - CORRECT
ANSWERS Kingsley Davis and Wilbert E. Moore
according to functionalist theorists Kingsley Davis and Wilbert E. Moore, stratification is
necessary to ensure that: - CORRECT ANSWERS important positions are filled by the most
qualified people
the degree of global inequality is - CORRECT ANSWERS growing
the highest rates of population growth occur in twhich type of countries - CORRECT
ANSWERS low-income
where are most of the lowest-income countries found today - CORRECT ANSWERS central
africa
there are four different theories that are used to understand global inequality today. Each has
its limitations and shortcomings. common to all four of these theoretical approaches, however
is that they - CORRECT ANSWERS underemphazize the role of women in the world
economy
which type of theorist would argue that a low-income society can develop if people give up
their traditional ways and adopt new economic institutions, technologies, and values - CORRECT
ANSWERS modernization
dependency theories rely on theories developed by - CORRECT ANSWERS Karl Marx
what is the primary legacy of colonialism from the perspective of a dependency theorist -
CORRECT ANSWERS transnational corporations
CORRECT ANSWERS
other than home mortgages, what is the largest form of debt in the United states? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Student Loans
Sociologists define stratification as "structure inequalities" because: - CORRECT
ANSWERS Individuals and groups enjoy unequal access to social rewards, depending on
their position within the larger stratification scheme
which of the following accurately characterizes the concept of stratification? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Income, wealth, education, lifestyle , and occupation are often correlated, but
there are notable exceptions.
a form of stratification in which people earn income and own wealth and distinguish between
groups on the basis of economic standing is - CORRECT ANSWERS class
mortgage companies that offer high-interest subprime mortgages tent to target minority
communities because it is more difficult for racial minorities to obtain mortgages due to -
CORRECT ANSWERS discrimination
in Karl Marx's theory, a class is made up of people who have the same relationship to the -
CORRECT ANSWERS means of production
imagine max Weber is alive today, conducting a study of people addicted to opioids. because
this status group has negative privilege, he might call it a - CORRECT ANSWERS pariah
group
, who argued that social stratification is functional, ensuring that the most talented people fill the
roles they are best suited for by rewarding them accordingly - CORRECT
ANSWERS Kingsley Davis and Wilbert E. Moore
according to functionalist theorists Kingsley Davis and Wilbert E. Moore, stratification is
necessary to ensure that: - CORRECT ANSWERS important positions are filled by the most
qualified people
the degree of global inequality is - CORRECT ANSWERS growing
the highest rates of population growth occur in twhich type of countries - CORRECT
ANSWERS low-income
where are most of the lowest-income countries found today - CORRECT ANSWERS central
africa
there are four different theories that are used to understand global inequality today. Each has
its limitations and shortcomings. common to all four of these theoretical approaches, however
is that they - CORRECT ANSWERS underemphazize the role of women in the world
economy
which type of theorist would argue that a low-income society can develop if people give up
their traditional ways and adopt new economic institutions, technologies, and values - CORRECT
ANSWERS modernization
dependency theories rely on theories developed by - CORRECT ANSWERS Karl Marx
what is the primary legacy of colonialism from the perspective of a dependency theorist -
CORRECT ANSWERS transnational corporations
