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

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bprivilege prestige and power are equally distributed in society

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

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dcapitalists and workers are class conscious

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


aConflict theory is better at explaining inequality

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bOnly functionalist theory has merit when discussing social structure

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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

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dnone of the above

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


aclass systems are relatively fluid

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bclass position is entirely subjective

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cclass is economically based

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dclass positions are in part achieved

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


astudents

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bmanual working class

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cthe unemployed

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dretired people

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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

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beconomic capital

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csocial capital

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dcultural capital

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View Answer political

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


aclass inequalities govern gender stratification

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

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

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

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


aoperational research

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bmodus operandum

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coperationalization

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doperant conditioning

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View Answer modus operandum

The kuznets hypothesis states that as economic development proceeds inequality ?


afirst decreases then increases before remaining high

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bfirst increases then decreases before remaining low

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cfirst increases then flattens out, before rising again

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dfirst increases then decreases then increases then decreases

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Traditional working-class identity was based around_________________?


ashared working conditions in the manufacturing industry

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bthe class consciousness of members of the proletariat

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clocal communities extended kinship networks and shared leisure pursuits

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dcollective aspirations to move into the middle class

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The middle classes that developed over the nineteenth century were_____________?


aan urban set involved in civic bodies and voluntary associations

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btoo diverse to have a strong sense of class consciousness

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coften involved in white collar work

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dall of the above

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View Answer all of the above

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