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Quiz #3_Chapters 9 & 11_OpenStax_Summer 2024

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Social Stratification?

a)

The division of society into categories, ranks, or classes.

b)

The unequal sharing of scarce resources and social rewards

c)

A social structure in which classes are determined by ascribed status.

d)

A social structure in which classes are determined by achieved status.

2.

Social Stratification is solely determined by one's wealth.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What are the two types of systems of stratification?

a)

Closed and open systems

b)

Rich and poor systems

c)

Educated and uneducated systems

d)

Old and new systems

4.

What is a closed system?

a)

social position is based on your economic success.

b)

social position is based on an ascribed status.

c)

social position is based on both work and ascribed status.

d)

social position is based on IQ and athletic ability.

5.

In open system, there is

a)

less mobility up and down

b)

more mobility up and down

c)

more mobility depending on where you were born.

d)

more mobility depending on your political affiliation

6.

What is social mobility?

a)

The ability of individuals to change positions within a social stratification system

b)

The ability of individuals to change their physical appearance

c)

The ability of individuals to change their musical preferences

d)

The ability of individuals to change their social media usage

7.

What is upward mobility?

a)

Moving from a lower to a higher socioeconomical class

b)

Moving from a higher socioeconomic class to a lower one

c)

Moving from one country to another

d)

Moving from one city to another

8.

____________ refers to a hierarchical arrangement of individuals in society based on wealth, income, education, and occupation.

a)

Social class

b)

Social etiquette

c)

Social services

d)

Social norms

9.

A caste system is social stratification

a)

based on individual achievement

b)

based on meritocracy

c)

based on ascription (or birth)

d)

in which people are likely to change their social position over time

10.

Which social class is considered the top in the United States?

a)

Lower-middle class

b)

Upper-middle class

c)

Working class

d)

Upper class

11.

What is downward mobility?

a)

Moving from a lower to a higher socioeconomical class

b)

Moving from a higher socioeconomic class to a lower one

c)

Moving from one country to another

d)

Moving from one city to another

12.

What is intergenerational mobility?

a)

Changes in a person's social mobility over the course of their lifetime

b)

Changes in a person's social mobility between generations

c)

Changes in a person's social mobility within a single generation

d)

Changes in a person's social mobility due to government policies

13.

What is intragenerational mobility?

a)

Changes in a person's social mobility over the course of their lifetime

b)

Changes in a person's social mobility between generations

c)

Changes in a person's social mobility within a single generation

d)

Changes in a person's social mobility due to government policies

14.

What is structural mobility?

a)

Changes in a person's social mobility over the course of their lifetime

b)

Changes in a person's social mobility between generations

c)

Changes in a person's social mobility within a single generation

d)

Changes in a whole group of people's social mobility due to societal changes

15.

What is the standard of living?

a)

The level of wealth available to acquire material necessities and comforts

b)

The level of popularity on social media

c)

The level of physical fitness

d)

The level of education

16.

What is absolute poverty?

a)

An economic condition in which a family or individual cannot afford basic necessities

b)

An economic condition in which a family or individual has excessive wealth

c)

An economic condition in which a family or individual has average income

d)

An economic condition in which a family or individual has no income

17.

What is relative poverty?

a)

An economic condition in which a family or individual cannot afford basic necessities

b)

An economic condition in which a family or individual has excessive wealth

c)

An economic condition in which a family or individual has average income

d)

An economic condition in which a family or individual has 50% income less than the average median income

18.

What does global stratification compare?

a)

The wealth, status, power, and economic stability of countries across the world

b)

The wealth, status, power, and economic stability of individuals within a country

c)

The wealth, status, power, and economic stability of different social classes within a country

d)

The wealth, status, power, and economic stability of different ethnic groups within a country

19.

What is the Davis-Moore thesis?

a)

The theory that social stratification represents the inherently unequal value of different work

b)

The theory that social stratification is based on physical appearance

c)

The theory that social stratification is based on musical preferences

d)

The theory that social stratification is based on social media usage

20.

What do conflict theorists believe about social stratification?

a)

It benefits all of society

b)

It benefits only some people

c)

It has no impact on society

d)

It leads to equality

21.

Which sociological perspective did Max Weber, Georg Simmel, and Karl Marx contribute to?

a)

Conflict theory

b)

Structural functionalism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Symbolic interactionism

22.

.................................... is a social position assigned to a person by society

without regard for that person’s unique talents or characteristics.

a)

Education

b)
Occupation
c)

Ascribed Status

d)
Income
23.

___________ is defined as human-constructed categories to which people are assigned.

a)

Assimilation

b)

Race

c)

Segregation

d)

A minority group

24.

In regard to race, most (if not all) biologists and social scientists have come to agree that

a)

race is a biologically based fact.

b)

race has no basis in biology.

c)

has no real social significance.

d)

race is a product of the 19th century.

25.

What is the difference between equality and equity?

a)

Equality and equity are the same thing

b)

Equality is about treating everyone the same, while equity is about treating everyone differently

c)

Equality is only important in the workplace, while equity is only important in education

d)

Equality is providing the same resources or opportunities to everyone, while equity involves giving individuals what they need to be successful, even if it means providing different resources or opportunities.

26.
Race is based on _____________ characteristics, while Ethnicity is based on ____________ characteristics
a)
cultural, physical
b)
physical, cultural
c)
achieved, ascribed
d)
citizenship, cultural
27.

What are some examples of systemic discrimination in society?

a)

Equal access to quality education for all socioeconomic statuses

b)

Racial profiling is not a form of discrimination

c)

Discriminatory hiring practices are necessary for maintaining a diverse workforce

d)

Examples of systemic discrimination include racial profiling by law enforcement, unequal access to quality education based on socioeconomic status, and discriminatory hiring practices.

28.

What is the significance of intersectionality in the context of equality and diversity?

a)

Intersectionality has no relevance in the context of equality and diversity

b)

Intersectionality only focuses on one aspect of social categorizations

c)

Intersectionality is only applicable to certain groups and not others

d)

Intersectionality recognizes the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group.

29.

Often people are kept from getting something they want, and they lash out at a group they perceive is preventing them from having it. This is

a)

personality dynamics

b)

scapegoat theory

c)

authoritarianism

d)

inequality

30.

What is the metaphor of intersecting categories of discrimination introduced and later elaborated by?

a)

B. Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw

b)

A. Anna Carastathis

c)

D. Patricia Hill Collins

d)

C. Jean Ait Belkhir

31.

Intersectionality is a concept that considers interconnections

a)

among rare, class, gender, and other ascribed statuses.

b)

between rural and urban environments

c)

between time and place.

d)

of issues and troubles.

32.

Sociologist Patricia Hill Collins argues that each of us derives varying amounts of penalty and privilege from multiple systems of oppressions that frame our lives.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

What is prejudice?

a)

unfair opinion or feeling, when formed without enough thought or knowledge

b)

a positive remark about an individual

c)

a compliment about an individual's background

d)

giving someone contstructive criticism

34.

Which of the following is true to describe prejudice?

a)

It is considered as Common attitude by majority toward the minority.

b)

A usually negative attitude toward a member of some social groups.

c)

Incorrect assumption about anyone based on physical or cultural aspects.

d)

Any kind of bias toward anything or anyone that may be considered as inherently irrational.

35.

When someone favours something or someone over something else, this is known as...

a)

Stereotype

b)

discrimination

c)

bias

d)

unfairness

36.

When someone judges another person in a negative way it is called____________________.

a)

Prejudice

b)

Inequality

c)

Stereotype

d)

Discrimination

37.

When we tend to see some persons into a pre-defined image, this is called making of ________________

a)

Stereotype

b)

Discrimination

c)

Bias

d)

Prejudice

38.

Discrimination

a)

Unfair treatment

b)

Preconceived opinion

c)

Unfair belief

39.

Actions based on prejudice.

a)

Oppression

b)

Platitude

c)

Discimination

d)

Objective

40.

systems and structures that have procedures or processes that disadvantage racial minority groups:

a)

Systematic/structural/institutional racism

b)

Individual or Interpersonal racism

c)

Historical racism

d)

Cultural racism

e)

Colorism

41.

disparities in wealth and opportunities due to historical injustices

a)

Systematic/structural/institutional racism

b)

Individual or Interpersonal racism

c)

Historical racism

d)

Cultural racism

e)

Colorism

42.

a form of racism, in which someone believes one type of skin tone is superior or inferior to another within a racial group

a)

Systematic/structural/institutional racism

b)

Individual or Interpersonal racism

c)

Historical racism

d)

Cultural racism

e)

Colorism

43.

What is the difference between being non-racist and being anti-racist?

a)

Non-racist is about inaction, while anti-racist is about action

b)

Non-racist is about action, while anti-racist is about inaction

c)

Non-racist is about being vocal, while anti-racist is about being silent

d)

Non-racist is about being silent, while anti-racist is about being vocal

44.

People who lived in redlined areas were denied:

a)

Loans

b)

Insurance

c)

Healthcare

d)

All of the above

45.

The Fair Housing Act ended housing discrimination and inequality

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Refusing a loan to someone based on the area in which they live can be referred to as

a)

Blockbusting

b)

Segregation

c)

Redlining

d)

Gated Communities

47.
A mass slaughter of Jews and other civilians, carried out by the Nazi government of Germany before & during WWII.
a)
holocaust
b)
propaganda
c)
slaughtered
d)
systematically
48.
Deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group.
a)
compressed
b)
nightmare
c)
humanity
d)
genocide
49.

Supreme Court cases in which segregated schools were ruled unconstitutional

a)

Brown V. Board of Education

b)

Plessy V. Ferguson

c)

Munn V. Illinois

d)

Dred Scott. V. Sanford

50.

The unequal sharing of scarce resources and social rewards is known as...

a)

Social Inequality

b)

Social Stratification

c)

Exogamy

d)

Bourgeoisie