Questions On Caste System
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* Question 1
3 out of 3 points | | | The "bell curve" thesis states that, in recent decades, U.S. society:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | is becoming more of a meritocracy. | Correct Answer: | is becoming more of a meritocracy. | | | | | * Question 2
3 out of 3 points | | | Work involving mostly mental activity is called:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | white-collar work. | Correct Answer: | white-collar work. | | | | | * Question 3
3 out of 3 points | | | The historical replacement of caste systems with class systems:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | replaces one kind of inequality with another. | Correct Answer: | replaces one kind of inequality with another. | …show more content…
| | | | * Question 4
0 out of 3 points | | | Why do societies with class systems keep some elements of caste (such as the inheritance of wealth) rather than becoming complete meritocracies?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | because some caste elements increase productivity | Correct Answer: | because a pure meritocracy would eliminate families and other social loyalties that tie a society together | | | | | * Question 5
3 out of 3 points | | | What concept describes a person who moves from one occupation to another that provides about the same level of rewards?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | horizontal social mobility | Correct Answer: | horizontal social mobility | | | | | * Question 6
3 out of 3 points | | | A common micro-level pattern involving social interaction is that:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | people tend to socialize with others of about the same social position.
| Correct Answer: | people tend to socialize with others of about the same social position. | | | |
| * Question 7
3 out of 3 points | | | The concept of structural social mobility refers to:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | change in the social position of many people due to changes in society itself. | Correct Answer: | change in the social position of many people due to changes in society itself. | | | | | * Question 8
3 out of 3 points | | | In general, societies that have caste systems have economies that are:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | agrarian. | Correct Answer: | agrarian. | | | | | * Question 9
3 out of 3 points | | | Max Weber claimed that agrarian societies give special importance to which dimension of social inequality?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | social prestige or honor | Correct Answer: | social prestige or honor | | | | | * Question 10
0 out of 3 points | | | One good indication that caste still operates in Great Britain is the importance people attach to:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | money. | Correct Answer: | accent in speech. | | | | | * Question 11
0 out of 3 points | | | In the United States, which age category has the highest poverty rate?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | people in their twenties | Correct Answer: | children | | | | | * Question 12
0 out of 3 points | | | In the United States, the median income for African American families is about _____ as much as that for a non-Hispanic, white family.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | 36 percent | Correct Answer: | 57 percent | | | | | * Question 13
3 out of 3 points | | | About _____ of the richest people in the United States gained at least some of their fortune from inheritance.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | one-third | Correct Answer: | one-third | | | | | * Question 14
3 out of 3 points | | | Which of the following class levels contains the least amount of racial and ethnic diversity?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | the upper-upper class | Correct Answer: | the upper-upper class | | | | | * Question 15
3 out of 3 points | | | The concept "feminization of poverty" refers to the fact that, in the United States:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | women make up an increasing percentage of the poor. | Correct Answer: | women make up an increasing percentage of the poor. | | | | | * Question 16
0 out of 3 points | | | If you followed the lead of Max Weber, you would think of social stratification in terms of:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | [None Given] | Correct Answer: | a multidimensional status hierarchy. | | | | | * Question 17
3 out of 3 points | | | According to Karl Marx, which class forms the core of the industrial proletariat?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | the working class | Correct Answer: | the working class | | | | | * Question 18
0 out of 3 points | | | Today, the wealth of the average U.S. family is about:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | $33,100. | Correct Answer: | $100,000. | | | | | * Question 19
0 out of 3 points | | | Roughly 40 to 45 percent of the U.S. population falls within the:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | poor. | Correct Answer: | middle class. | | | | | * Question 20
0 out of 3 points | | | People of low social position are more liberal on _____ issues and more conservative on _____ issues.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | almost all; almost no | Correct Answer: | economic; social | | | | |
* Question 1
3 out of 3 points | | | The "bell curve" thesis states that, in recent decades, U.S. society:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | is becoming more of a meritocracy. | Correct Answer: | is becoming more of a meritocracy. | | | | | * Question 2
3 out of 3 points | | | Work involving mostly mental activity is called:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | white-collar work. | Correct Answer: | white-collar work. | | | | | * Question 3
3 out of 3 points | | | The historical replacement of caste systems with class systems:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | replaces one kind of inequality with another. | Correct Answer: | replaces one kind of inequality with another. | …show more content…
| | | | * Question 4
0 out of 3 points | | | Why do societies with class systems keep some elements of caste (such as the inheritance of wealth) rather than becoming complete meritocracies?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | because some caste elements increase productivity | Correct Answer: | because a pure meritocracy would eliminate families and other social loyalties that tie a society together | | | | | * Question 5
3 out of 3 points | | | What concept describes a person who moves from one occupation to another that provides about the same level of rewards?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | horizontal social mobility | Correct Answer: | horizontal social mobility | | | | | * Question 6
3 out of 3 points | | | A common micro-level pattern involving social interaction is that:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | people tend to socialize with others of about the same social position.
| Correct Answer: | people tend to socialize with others of about the same social position. | | | |
| * Question 7
3 out of 3 points | | | The concept of structural social mobility refers to:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | change in the social position of many people due to changes in society itself. | Correct Answer: | change in the social position of many people due to changes in society itself. | | | | | * Question 8
3 out of 3 points | | | In general, societies that have caste systems have economies that are:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | agrarian. | Correct Answer: | agrarian. | | | | | * Question 9
3 out of 3 points | | | Max Weber claimed that agrarian societies give special importance to which dimension of social inequality?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | social prestige or honor | Correct Answer: | social prestige or honor | | | | | * Question 10
0 out of 3 points | | | One good indication that caste still operates in Great Britain is the importance people attach to:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | money. | Correct Answer: | accent in speech. | | | | | * Question 11
0 out of 3 points | | | In the United States, which age category has the highest poverty rate?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | people in their twenties | Correct Answer: | children | | | | | * Question 12
0 out of 3 points | | | In the United States, the median income for African American families is about _____ as much as that for a non-Hispanic, white family.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | 36 percent | Correct Answer: | 57 percent | | | | | * Question 13
3 out of 3 points | | | About _____ of the richest people in the United States gained at least some of their fortune from inheritance.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | one-third | Correct Answer: | one-third | | | | | * Question 14
3 out of 3 points | | | Which of the following class levels contains the least amount of racial and ethnic diversity?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | the upper-upper class | Correct Answer: | the upper-upper class | | | | | * Question 15
3 out of 3 points | | | The concept "feminization of poverty" refers to the fact that, in the United States:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | women make up an increasing percentage of the poor. | Correct Answer: | women make up an increasing percentage of the poor. | | | | | * Question 16
0 out of 3 points | | | If you followed the lead of Max Weber, you would think of social stratification in terms of:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | [None Given] | Correct Answer: | a multidimensional status hierarchy. | | | | | * Question 17
3 out of 3 points | | | According to Karl Marx, which class forms the core of the industrial proletariat?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | the working class | Correct Answer: | the working class | | | | | * Question 18
0 out of 3 points | | | Today, the wealth of the average U.S. family is about:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | $33,100. | Correct Answer: | $100,000. | | | | | * Question 19
0 out of 3 points | | | Roughly 40 to 45 percent of the U.S. population falls within the:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | poor. | Correct Answer: | middle class. | | | | | * Question 20
0 out of 3 points | | | People of low social position are more liberal on _____ issues and more conservative on _____ issues.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | almost all; almost no | Correct Answer: | economic; social | | | | |