SOCIOLOGY EXAM 7 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS TESTED
ANSWERS
◉ a woman born into homeless, single parent family becomes
wealthy as an adult. this scenario most closely represents which
type of stratification system?
Answer: class
◉ which group has the most influence on government policy?
Answer: the one percent
◉ an individual's salary and wages are referred to as
Answer: income
◉ employment that is poorly paid and from the worker's
perspective, insecure and unprotected is called
Answer: precarious work
◉ max weber referred to people's opportunities to provide
themselves with material goods, positive living conditions, and
favorable experiences as
Answer: life chances
,◉ movement of individuals from one position of society's
stratification system to another
Answer: social mobility
◉ prestige refers to
Answer: respect and admiration with which an occupation is
regarded by society
◉ what sociological perspective agrees that competition for
scarce resources results in significant political economic, and
social inequality?
Answer: conflict perspective
◉ what argues that most talented people would not go to school
for many years to become biochemist if they could make as much
money and gain as much respect working as elevator workers?
Answer: functionalist
◉ one of the most important characteristics of systems of
stratification is their degree of
Answer: mobility
◉ ______ occurs when people experience movement either up or
down the class structure
, Answer: vertical mobility
◉ marx used the term ______ for the feeling of powerlessness and
estrangement from other people and from oneself that he
suggested resulted from continually being exploited
Answer: alienation
◉ according to max weber's system of stratification, ______ is the
ability of people or groups to achieve their goals despite
opposition from others
Answer: power
◉ the minimum wage _________
Answer: is set by the federal government, but individual states
may adopt a higher rate
◉ T/F: lobbyists, representative of corporations, help write
government policies
Answer: true
◉ the sociological term for a spoiled or devalued social identity is
_______
Answer: stigma
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS TESTED
ANSWERS
◉ a woman born into homeless, single parent family becomes
wealthy as an adult. this scenario most closely represents which
type of stratification system?
Answer: class
◉ which group has the most influence on government policy?
Answer: the one percent
◉ an individual's salary and wages are referred to as
Answer: income
◉ employment that is poorly paid and from the worker's
perspective, insecure and unprotected is called
Answer: precarious work
◉ max weber referred to people's opportunities to provide
themselves with material goods, positive living conditions, and
favorable experiences as
Answer: life chances
,◉ movement of individuals from one position of society's
stratification system to another
Answer: social mobility
◉ prestige refers to
Answer: respect and admiration with which an occupation is
regarded by society
◉ what sociological perspective agrees that competition for
scarce resources results in significant political economic, and
social inequality?
Answer: conflict perspective
◉ what argues that most talented people would not go to school
for many years to become biochemist if they could make as much
money and gain as much respect working as elevator workers?
Answer: functionalist
◉ one of the most important characteristics of systems of
stratification is their degree of
Answer: mobility
◉ ______ occurs when people experience movement either up or
down the class structure
, Answer: vertical mobility
◉ marx used the term ______ for the feeling of powerlessness and
estrangement from other people and from oneself that he
suggested resulted from continually being exploited
Answer: alienation
◉ according to max weber's system of stratification, ______ is the
ability of people or groups to achieve their goals despite
opposition from others
Answer: power
◉ the minimum wage _________
Answer: is set by the federal government, but individual states
may adopt a higher rate
◉ T/F: lobbyists, representative of corporations, help write
government policies
Answer: true
◉ the sociological term for a spoiled or devalued social identity is
_______
Answer: stigma
