Chapter 8 Intro to Sociology

Which of the following best describes how social class is related to social stratification?

• Each social class has many layers of social stratification

• Each layer of social stratification constitutes a new social class

• The term social stratification and social class means the same thing

• social stratification exists in caste systems, whereas social classes only exist in noncaste systems

Which of the following wound NOT be considered part of a person's wealth?

• money in a savings account

• his clothes and other personal possessions

• a paycheck he will receive next Friday

• a house that he owns

Karl Marx believed that the only thing of value that the proletariat had was

• the means of production

• the prestige of the work it performed

• its property

• its labor

Which of the following people is least likely to live in poverty in the US Today?

• A 30 year old white man

• an African American mother of two preschoolers

• a 14 year old hispanic

• a mentally ill 45 year old white woman

Which of following best represents the common American dream of achieving large amounts of wealth through the ability and hard work

• upper-upper class

• lower-upper class

• middle class

• working class

The most distinguishing characteristic of a caste system is that

• people can move vertically, not horizontally

• people can only move intergenerationally

• social status is inherited and cannot be changed

• social status can be changed by education and hard work

A factory worker's son earns his way through college and eventually becomes a sociology professor. This is an example of

• intergenerational mobility

• horizontal mobility

• vertical mobility

• the caste system

Irina moves from a job as a computer programmer to a job as a Web page designer. This is most likely an example of

• intergenerational mobility

• horizontal mobility

• vertical mobility

• the caste system

After attending night school for five years, Sondra moves from a job as a warehouse worker to a job as a bank executive. This is most likely an example of

• intergenerational mobilty

• horizontal mobility

• vertical mobility

• the caste system

Many developing countries

• have only an upper class and lower class

• have very large upper class

• have very large middle class

• have no upper class