Structural functionalism is the intellectual descendent of________________?

A. Marxism
B. Social darwinism
C. Classical liberalism
D. Classical conservatism

The text primarily applied Weber,s notion of status to______________?

A. Positions in the social system
B. Ranked occupational positions
C. Spending and consumption patterns
D. Prestige derived from ancestry

Societies with landed gentry and inherited titles resemble_________________?

A. Caste systems
B. Estate systems
C. Class systems
D. Status systems

The rise of social classes is almost always associated with the development of__________________?

A. The state
B. Democracy
C. Totalitarianism
D. International trade

Subdued religious rituals which appeal to upper-middle -class Protestants are the hallmark of which of the following denominations ?

A. Episcopalians
B. Presbyterians
C. Congregationalists
D. All of the above

The “New Class” is characterized as consisting of______________?

A. Apolitical bureaucrats
B. The working poor
C. Former members of the middle class
D. Professionals with skills important in the information society

individuals who hold lesser positions and make less money than their parents are displaying_____________?

A. Status inconsistency
B. Horizontal mobility
C. Intragenerational mobility
D. Intergenerational mobility

The importance of status is supported by_____________?

A. Statistics on cancer deaths
B. A recent study by an epidemiologist
C. The fact that people revere academics
D. None of the above

The Marxian model of class structure divided the population into______________?

A. Quintiles
B. Six or seven layers
C. The bourgeosiie and the proletariat
D. The haves and the have nots

The smallest percentage of the poor consists of_______________?

A. The elderly
B. Women
C. Minorities
D. Children