Which of the following social groups do occupational class schemes not have difficulty accommodating ?

A. Students
B. Manual working class
C. The unemployed
D. Retired people

Pierre Bourdieu,s theoretical perspective makes use of the concept of capital Which of the following is not part of his scheme ?

A. Political
B. Economic capital
C. Social capital
D. Cultural capital

Which of these statements does not reflect the conventional position in class analysis ?

A. Class inequalities govern gender stratification
B. Women’s pay is often essential to the family’s economic position
C. Women’s paid work is not as significant as that of men
D. Women should be seen as being the same class as their husbands/partners

A system of stratification where positions are partly achieved, and mobility is common is one based on ?

A. Slavery
B. Caste
C. Class
D. Status

Which of the following is true regarding social mobility ?

A. Social mobility occurs only when shifts occur in the availability of different types of talent in the work force
B. Social mobility can occur when societies change altering the division of labor
C. Social mobility is controlled by those in the higher strata through control of opportunities for training and education
D. None of above

What is the term used to describe the stages from one’s birth into a family with a specific status through formation of a new family unit ?

A. Intergenerational mobility
B. Socioeconomic life cycle
C. Vertical mobility
D. None of the above

The conflict theory holds that stratification exists because____________?

A. Its benefits individuals and groups who have the power to dominate and exploit others
B. Privilege prestige and power are equally distributed in society
C. The capitalist drive to distribute wealth equitably is the foundation of modern society
D. Capitalists and workers are class conscious

Which of the following is true regarding the functionalist and conflict theories of social stratification ?

A. Conflict theory is better at explaining inequality
B. Only functionalist theory has merit when discussing social structure
C. Some sociologists have tried to synthesize the conflict and functionalist perspectives to argue that stratification systems are institutions that have evolved in order to reduce conflict
D. None of the above

Which one of the following does not apply to social class systems ?

A. Class systems are relatively fluid
B. Class position is entirely subjective
C. Class is economically based
D. Class positions are in part achieved

The emergence of a consolidated network of business leadership is most compatible with which ideal-type of capitalism ?

A. Family capitalism
B. Managerial capitalism
C. Welfare capitalism
D. Institutional