Economics Mcqs
The most fundamental factor(s)in stratification is (are)______________?

A. The ability to make someone do what you want
B. Education and income
C. Access to economic resources
D. An ambitious mother and later marriage

The overall poverty rate is highest among______________?

A. Women
B. Children under 6
C. The elderly
D. Black males

Power is exercised in________________?

A. Complex industrial societies
B. Simple farming societies
C. Hunting and gathering societies
D. All social systems

Status inconsistency is defined as_________________?

A. The condition of persons who are ranked higher in one variable of status than another
B. The order of importance given to status variables
C. The mechanism high status persons use to protect themselves from competition
D. The least important dimension of stratification

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an upwardly mobile individual ?

A. Urban resident
B. More educated than parents
C. Comes from a large family of several brothers and sisters
D. Marries later and limits family to no more than two children

The ultimate effect of stratification systems is to________________?

A. Create inequality
B. Help people decide whom they should marry
C. Provide a work force for society
D. Fulfill the laws of nature

Functionalist theorists view stratification system as_______________?

A. Resulting from a need for order
B. Providing a stabilizing influence on society
C. Preventing conflicts among individuals
D. All of the above

The important point about biological and cultural differences among people is______________?

A. The social meanings people give these differences
B. The evidence that some traits are more desirable than others
C. The fact that to have more is better than to have less in all circumstances
D. Those with most power can determine cultural values

The conflict theory of inequality is based on the work of______________?

A. Charles darwin
B. Karl marx
C. Talcott parsons
D. Kingsley davis

There is inequality among the Siriono of Bolivia in that_________________?

A. The families of the best hunters are permitted to hoard food
B. The elder females make all the group,s rules
C. There is a priestly caste
D. None of the above