Sociology MCQs

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The conflict theory holds that stratification exists because____________?


aits benefits individuals and groups who have the power to dominate and exploit others


bprivilege prestige and power are equally distributed in society


cthe capitalist drive to distribute wealth equitably is the foundation of modern society


dcapitalists and workers are class conscious



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


aConflict theory is better at explaining inequality


bOnly functionalist theory has merit when discussing social structure


cSome 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


dnone of the above



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


aclass systems are relatively fluid


bclass position is entirely subjective


cclass is economically based


dclass positions are in part achieved



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


astudents


bmanual working class


cthe unemployed


dretired people


View Answer manual working class

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


apolitical


beconomic capital


csocial capital


dcultural capital


View Answer political

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


aclass inequalities govern gender stratification


bwomen’s pay is often essential to the family’s economic position


cwomen’s paid work is not as significant as that of men


dwomen should be seen as being the same class as their husbands/partners



The process of turning the class concept into something measurable is called___________?


aoperational research


bmodus operandum


coperationalization


doperant conditioning


View Answer modus operandum

The kuznets hypothesis states that as economic development proceeds inequality ?


afirst decreases then increases before remaining high


bfirst increases then decreases before remaining low


cfirst increases then flattens out, before rising again


dfirst increases then decreases then increases then decreases



Traditional working-class identity was based around_________________?


ashared working conditions in the manufacturing industry


bthe class consciousness of members of the proletariat


clocal communities extended kinship networks and shared leisure pursuits


dcollective aspirations to move into the middle class



The middle classes that developed over the nineteenth century were_____________?


aan urban set involved in civic bodies and voluntary associations


btoo diverse to have a strong sense of class consciousness


coften involved in white collar work


dall of the above


View Answer all of the above

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