Economics Mcqs
Social Darwinists believed that________________?

A. Resources belong to all the people
B. Only the strongest persons should control the resources of a society
C. The weak shall inherit the earth
D. Natural selection was a hoax

The structural functionalist explanation of social stratification asserts that________________?

A. Nature demands the existence of social classes
B. There is a limited number of skilled talented people thus they should be rewarded
C. Resources are plentiful so there is enough for all
D. People were not meant to work

Marx,s view of social class is that______________?

A. Private ownership of the means of production perpetuates class divisions
B. Talented people will always rise to the top
C. Religion helps fight social inequality
D. The bourgeosiie will eventually triumph

Max Weber believed that_______________?

A. Property was the only determinant of class
B. Class was based on exploitation of the masses
C. Class is closely related to life chances
D. Societies should have at least three classes

Martin Luther king,s status was based on his_____________?

A. Wealth
B. Property
C. Social influence
D. Color

Power is_________________?

A. The most important feature of stratification
B. Restricted to a small elite in traditional societies
C. Widely distributed and diffused in industrial societies
D. All of the above

Which of the following groups determine market transactions ?

A. Households firms and central authorities
B. Producers distributors consumers
C. The executive legislative and judicial departments
D. None of the above

The mechanism of the market system provides for________________?

A. The content and flow of goods and services to take place without any fixed plan
B. Buyers and sellers not needing to know how the market works in order to act in it
C. The economy to function so that all participants derive some satisfaction
D. All of the above

Open stratification systems are associated with__________________?

A. Industrialization
B. Agriculture
C. Pastoralism
D. Hunter-gatherers

Among the factors that favor individual mobility are_________________?

A. Late marriage
B. Rural residence
C. One of many children
D. None of the above