Sociology Ou

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What factor makes caste systems closed?

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People cannot change their social standings.

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What factor makes class systems open?

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They allow for movement between the classes

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Which of these systems allows for the most social mobility?

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Class

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Which person best illustrates opportunities for upward social mobility in the US?

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First-generation college student

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Which statement illustrates low status consistency?

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A college dropout launches an online company that earns millions in its first year

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Based on meritocracy, a physicians assistant would

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Earn a pay raise for doing excellent work

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In the US, most people define themselves as:

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Middle class

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Structure mobility occurs when:

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A large group moves up or down the class ladder due to societal changes

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The behaviors, customs, and norms associated with a class are known as:

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Class traits

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Which of the following scenarios is an example of intergenerational mobility?

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An executive belongs to a different class than her parents.

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Occupational prestige means that jobs are:

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Not equally valued

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Social stratification is a system that:

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Ranks society members into categories

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Which graphic concept best illustrates the concept of social stratification?

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Pyramid

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The GNI PPP figure represents

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The average annual income of a country's citizens

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The basic premise of the Davis-Moore thesis is that the unequal distribution of rewards in social stratification:

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Serves a purpose in society

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Unlike Davis and Moore, Melvin Turin believed that, because of social stratification, some qualified people were ____ higher-level job positions.

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Denied the opportunity to obtain

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Which statement represents stratification from the perspective of symbolic interactionalism?

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After work, pat, a janitor, feels more comfortable eating in a truck stop than a French restaurant

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When Karl Marc said workers experience alienation, he meant the workers:

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Do not feel connected to their work

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Conflict theorists view capitalists as those who:

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Get rich while workers stay poor

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The terms "masculine" and "feminine" refer to a person's ___

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Gender

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___ is/are an individuals self conception of being male or female based on his or her association with masculine or feminine gender roles.

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Gender identity

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Research indicates that individuals are aware of their sexual orientation___

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In early adolescence

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A person's who is biologically female but identifies with the male gender and has undergone surgery to alter her body is considered

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Transsexual

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Which of the following is correct regarding the explanation for transgenderism?

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Currently, their is no definitive explanation for transgenderism

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Which of the following is the best example of a gender sterotype?

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Women tend to be overly emotional, while men tend to be levelheaded

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Which of the following is the best example of the role peers play as an agent of socialization for school-aged children?

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Peers tend to reinforce gender roles by criticizing and marginalizing those who behave outside of their assigned roles

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To which theoretical perspective does the following statement most likely apply: Women continue to assume the responsibility in the household along with a paid occupation because it keeps the household running smoothly, i.e. at a state of balance?

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Functionalism

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Only women are affected by gender stratification.

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False

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According to the symbolic interactionist perspective, we "do gender":

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All of the time, in everything we do

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What Western country is thought to be the most liberal in its attitudes toward sex?

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Sweden

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Compared to most Western societies, American sexual attitudes are considered

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Conservative

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Sociologists associate sexuality with

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A person's capacity for sexual feelings

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According to nations surveys, most American parents support which type of sex education program in school?

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Abstinence plus sexual safety

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Which theoretical perspectives stresses the importance of regulating sexual behavior to ensure marital cohesion and family stability?

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Functionalism

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What is social stratification?

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A hierarchical ranking of people who have different access to valued resources.

Property, power and status

System can be open or relatively closed or open

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Closed stratification systems

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Mobility is limited due to ascribed statuses-sex, skin color, family background

Slavery and castes

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Closed:slavery

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People own others-control their lives

Abducted, inherited, gifts to pay debts

Chattel slavery, people are bought and sold as commodities

Banned by UN in 1948

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Closed:caste system

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Social categories are based on heredity

Status in ascribed at birth

Caste restricts social relationships, residence, and occupation

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Indian caste system

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Outlawed in 1949

Social distinctions persist

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Which caste is composed of educated priests and scholars?

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Brahmins

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Indian Castes

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Brahmins- educated priests and scholars

Kshatriyas- kings and warriors

Vaishyas- merchants and farmers

Shudras- peasants and laborers, craftspeople

Dalits- poor, untouchables,menial and unpleasant jobs

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Open stratification system

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Social class is a category of people who have a similar rank based on wealth, education, power, or prestige

Based on achieved statuses

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Dimensions of stratification wealth

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Wealth- money and economic assets

Includes property (what people own) and income (money that comes in reguraly)

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Prestige

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Respect, recognition, or regard

Based on wealth, family background, fame, occupation and leadership

Prestigious occupation require more formal education, payore, involve mental activity, offer autonomy and are seen as more socially important

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Power

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The ability for people to achieve goals, control events and maintain influence over others despite opposition

Based on tradition, personal charisma and social class

Power elite- a small group of white me who make the important decisions in US society (c.wright mills)

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What is status inconsistency?

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High prestige, low power

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What is socioeconomic status

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An overall ranking of people's positions based on income, education, and occupation

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Social class

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Classes differ in values, power, prestige, social networks, and lifestyle

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What are the four general social classes in the US?

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Upper, middle, working, lower

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What are life chances?

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The extent to which people have positive experiences and can secure good things in life

Ex: good, housing, good health, education

Life chances are a consequence of social stratification