Poverty is related to_______________?

A. Technological changes only
B. Lack of work ethic
C. Patterns of prejudice and technological change
D. Discrimination only

Most researchers today use only two approaches to determine social class They are the_______________?

A. Life style approach
B. Reputational approach
C. Subjective approach
D. Occupational prestige and socioeconomic status(ses)

Power is defined by Max Weber as the ability to__________________?

A. Be the strongest in mind and body
B. Carry out one,s wishes in spite of resistance
C. Gain consent
D. Do as one pleases

People who suffer from status inconsistency__________________?

A. Usually do not worry about it
B. Tend to suffer more frustration and dissatisfaction than those whose status is consistent
C. Work hard to accumulate wealth to make up for it
D. Willingly accept a lower status in return for social recognition

Which are the dimensions of stratification ?

A. Class status and power
B. Family background attractiveness wealth
C. Talent service goodness
D. Caste estate feudalism

Conflict theorists view stratification systems as______________?

A. Resulting from class struggles
B. Effects of the law of nature
C. Mechanisms of coercion
D. Both coercive and resulting from class struggles

Present theories of stratification__________________?

A. Offer ways to end inequality
B. Answer the of what causes inequality
C. Agree that inequality is an evil
D. Offer two different ways of looking at inequality

Which is NOT a type of social differentiation ?

A. Stratification
B. Ethnicity and race
C. Head shape and eye color
D. Sex and age

Inequality has been explained as______________?

A. Being part of the law of nature
B. Resulting from the struggle for goods and services in a society
C. Serving the needs of society
D. All of the above

According to Blau and Duncan occupational upward mobility is greatly influenced by______________?

A. The amount of education
B. Occupation of the father
C. The nature of the first job
D. All of the above