TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY SOCIAL
NETWORKS POWER AND INEQUALITY
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS SET
FULL QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTION
●● What are the three types of power identified by Weber?
Answer: Force, influence, and authority.
●● What is traditional authority?
Answer: Power through custom, with no concern for the personal
characteristics of the individual.
●● What is legal-rational authority?
Answer: Power attained through societal rules, given based on specific
competence.
●● What is charismatic authority?
Answer: Power through personal appeal, where individuals have power
because others choose to follow them.
●● What is social inequality?
, Answer: Conditions in which members of a society have differing
amounts of wealth, prestige, and power.
●● What is stratification?
Answer: The ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuates unequal
rewards, power, and life chances.
●● What are life chances according to Weber?
Answer: Opportunities for individuals to provide themselves with
material goods, positive living conditions, and favorable life
experiences.
●● What is a minority/underrepresented group?
Answer: A subordinate group whose members have significantly less
power and control over their lives than members of the dominant group.
●● What is ascribed status?
Answer: A position assigned by society without regard for unique
characteristics or abilities of the individual.
●● What is the difference between race and ethnicity?
Answer: Race refers to groups set apart due to physical differences,
while ethnicity refers to groups set apart by national origin or cultural
patterns.
NETWORKS POWER AND INEQUALITY
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS SET
FULL QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTION
●● What are the three types of power identified by Weber?
Answer: Force, influence, and authority.
●● What is traditional authority?
Answer: Power through custom, with no concern for the personal
characteristics of the individual.
●● What is legal-rational authority?
Answer: Power attained through societal rules, given based on specific
competence.
●● What is charismatic authority?
Answer: Power through personal appeal, where individuals have power
because others choose to follow them.
●● What is social inequality?
, Answer: Conditions in which members of a society have differing
amounts of wealth, prestige, and power.
●● What is stratification?
Answer: The ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuates unequal
rewards, power, and life chances.
●● What are life chances according to Weber?
Answer: Opportunities for individuals to provide themselves with
material goods, positive living conditions, and favorable life
experiences.
●● What is a minority/underrepresented group?
Answer: A subordinate group whose members have significantly less
power and control over their lives than members of the dominant group.
●● What is ascribed status?
Answer: A position assigned by society without regard for unique
characteristics or abilities of the individual.
●● What is the difference between race and ethnicity?
Answer: Race refers to groups set apart due to physical differences,
while ethnicity refers to groups set apart by national origin or cultural
patterns.
