Sociology - Chapter 9

The theory of stratification that views unequal social rewards as necessary for the stability of the social system is

• Conflict theory
• Exchange theory
• Interactionist theory
• Functionalist theory

Members of the working class

• Have few financial reserves
• Receive the bulk of their income from inheritance
• Work in mainly white-collar jobs
• Often indulge in conspicuous consumption

Emphasis on achieved status is characteristic of

• A closed system
• A caste system
• Rural India
• A class system

A person’s level of education, occupational prestige, place of residence, and income indicate

• Socioeconomic status
• Vertical mobility
• Exchange theory
• Horizontal mobility

All of the following are common criteria of prestige except

• Education
• Club memberships
• Life expectancy
• Family background

One social characteristic affecting poverty is

• Life expectancy
• Cultural background
• Endogamy
• Life changes

The theory of stratification based on competition by groups for scarce resources is

• Exchange theory
• Conflict theory
• Functionalist theory
• Interactionist theory

A lawyer whose father works as a truck driver best illustrates 

• vertical mobility
• horizontal mobility
• intergenerational mobility
• downward mobility

The bourgeoisie are to the proletariat as 

• wealth is to power.
• owners are to workers.
• poverty level is to poverty.
• achieved statuses are to castes.

Emphasis on ascribed status is characteristic of 

• a class system
• an open system
• the United States
• a caste system