Free Social Stratification MCQs with Answers
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- A. senior executives
- B. industrial entrepreneurs
- C. finance capitalists
- D. none of the aboveTrace Family History
Explanation: In John Scott’s classification, senior executives belong to the middle class because they exercise authority and hold advantageous…
Correct answer: senior executives- A. capitalists are being replaced by salaried managers with bureaucratic authority
- B. the affluent working class is adopting middle class values and ways of life
- C. white collar occupations are being deskilled by the introduction of new technologies into the workplace
- D. the class structure has fragmented and there are no longer any distinct social classesAccess Government Careers
Explanation: The embourgeoisement thesis argues that an affluent or increasingly prosperous working class adopts middle-class values, lifestyles and…
Correct answer: the affluent working class is adopting middle class values and ways of life- A. the division of each social class into the more or less privileged.
- B. the tendency for the working class to live in very could places
- C. the growth of intermediate strata in the middle classes
- D. a growing gap between rich and poor resulting in class consciousness
Explanation: Marx’s class polarization predicts an increasingly wide gap between the bourgeoisie and proletariat as intermediate groups decline…
Correct answer: a growing gap between rich and poor resulting in class consciousness- A. a symbol of status used to differentiate between social classes
- B. a methodological tool used to identify a person's social class
- C. the boundary between two levels of the social hierarchy
- D. a level in the social hierarchy comprising people with shared life chances
Explanation: A social stratum is a layer in the system of social stratification whose members share broadly similar life chances, such as access to…
Correct answer: a level in the social hierarchy comprising people with shared life chances- A. culture of poverty
- B. Culture of lower class
- C. Mere poverty
- D. None of these
Explanation: The culture-of-poverty concept describes a pattern of values, behaviour and expectations associated with persistent deprivation, not…
Correct answer: culture of poverty- A. Behavior
- B. All of above
- C. Way of life
- D. Set of values
Explanation: A social class functions as a subculture because its members tend to share characteristic behaviour, values and ways of life.
Correct answer: All of above- A. Same income level
- B. Way of life values
- C. Both of the values
- D. None of these
Explanation: Class membership commonly involves similarities in income or economic position as well as shared values and lifestyle.
Correct answer: Both of the values- A. a system in which people can change their status with relative ease.
- B. the ranking or grading of individuals and groups into hierarchical layers
- C. based entirely on self-classification
- D. none of the above
Explanation: Stratification ranks individuals and groups in layers of unequal prestige, wealth or power.
Correct answer: the ranking or grading of individuals and groups into hierarchical layers- A. it is estimated that women grow half the world's food but they rarely own land.
- B. all of the above
- C. Single-parent households headed by women which appear to be on the increase in many nations -are typically found in the poorest section of the population
- D. Women constitute one-third of the world's paid labor force but are generally found in the lowest paying jobs
Explanation: All three statements describe gender-based economic inequality: women often produce food without owning land, are concentrated in low-paid…
Correct answer: all of the above- A. prestige
- B. status
- C. esteem
- D. power
Explanation: Esteem is the reputation or respect attached to a particular person, whereas occupational prestige is the general social standing assigned…
Correct answer: esteem51. The most extreme form of legalized social inequality for individuals or groups is ________________?
- A. slavery
- B. open class system
- C. closed caste systems
- D. caste systems
Explanation: Slavery is the most extreme legally enforced inequality because enslaved people are treated as the property of others and denied basic…
Correct answer: slavery- A. those in non-manual occupations exercising authority on behalf of the state
- B. people working in consultancy firms who were recruited by big businesses
- C. the young men and women employed in domestic service in the nineteenth century
- D. those who had worked in the armed services
Explanation: Goldthorpe's service class broadly consists of higher-level non-manual employees, such as administrators, managers and professionals, who…
Correct answer: those in non-manual occupations exercising authority on behalf of the state- A. age
- B. income
- C. occupation
- D. verbal fluency
Explanation: Occupation is a standard indicator of social status because it reflects education, income, authority, lifestyle and social prestige…
Correct answer: occupation- A. social class and gender
- B. gender and ethnicity
- C. ethnicity and sexuality
- D. all of them
Explanation: Intersectional research examines how multiple social positions combine to shape opportunities and disadvantage.
Correct answer: all of them- A. open mobility
- B. intragenerational mobility
- C. lateral mobility
- D. intergenerational mobility
Explanation: Intragenerational mobility refers to movement up or down the social hierarchy during one person's lifetime, often through changes in…
Correct answer: intragenerational mobility- A. mobility
- B. ascription
- C. intersectionality
- D. meritocracy
Explanation: Intersectionality explains how identities and social locations, such as gender, ethnicity, class, disability and place, interact rather…
Correct answer: intersectionality- A. the dedication necessary to get ahead in life
- B. class consciousness
- C. capitalist enthusiasm
- D. false consciousness
Explanation: Marx would call this false consciousness because the women blame their limited advancement on insufficient effort rather than recognising…
Correct answer: false consciousness- A. are not equally pleasant
- B. are equally important
- C. offer individuals varying degrees of personal growth
- D. are usually not defined
Explanation: Functionalists argue that society must motivate people to perform all roles because some status duties are less pleasant, prestigious, or…
Correct answer: are not equally pleasant- A. horizontal mobility
- B. transgenerational mobility
- C. vertical mobility
- D. geographic mobility
Explanation: Moving from administrative assistant to lawyer changes Carolyn's occupational position and usually raises her status, so it is upward…
Correct answer: vertical mobility- A. the poor simply do not want the same things that other members of society want
- B. the theory is too cultural and fails to take into account psychological implications
- C. the poor have had their access to achievement blocked by the social order
- D. not enough research has been done to come to any meaningful conclusionSocial Sciences
Explanation: Critics of the culture of poverty thesis argue that poverty is produced and maintained by structural barriers, such as unequal education…
Correct answer: the poor have had their access to achievement blocked by the social order