Midterm Exam
SOCI 101 Midterm Exam |Questions and Answers Latest Updated
2026/2027 (Graded A+)- American Military University
SOC101_MH_V5 | Topic 7: Social Stratification
Started on Thursday, 2026, 12:25 AM
State Finished
Completed on Thursday, 2026, 12:54 AM
Time taken 28 mins 44 secs
Grade 192.00 out of 200.00 (96%)
Question 1 Which of the following is the best example of a significant other?
Correct
4.00 points out Select one:
of 4.00 a. a casual acquaintance
b. a clerk in a department store
c. a parent
d. someone you met at a party last night
correct
Which of the following is the best example o...
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of Cooley; Mead; and Goffman
regarding the role of social interaction in the development of the sense of self.
Question Category: Application-Concept
Topic: Social interaction
Topic: The self
The correct answer is: a parent
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Question 2 Which of the following terms refers to hereditary systems of rank that are relatively
Correct fixed, immobile, and generally religiously dictated?
4.00 points out
of 4.00 Select one:
a. tenures
b. slavery
c. castes
d. feudalism
correct
Which of the following terms refers to hered...
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe the four general systems of stratification: slavery;
castes; the estate system; and the class system.
Question Category: Definition
Topic: Stratification
The correct answer is: castes
Question 3
Prestige refers to the
Correct
4.00 points out Select one:
of 4.00 a. reputation that a particular individual has within an occupation.
b. ability to exercise one's will over others.
c. respect and admiration with which an occupation is regarded by society.
d. people who have similar levels of wealth and income.
correct
Prestige refers to the
Blooms: Understand
Learning Objective: Summarize the factors used to measure stratification.
Question Category: Definition
Topic: Stratification
The correct answer is: respect and admiration with which an occupation is
regarded by society.
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Question 4 Which sociological perspective would be most likely to argue that most talented
Correct people would not go to school for many years to become biochemists if they could
4.00 points out
make as much money and gain as much respect working as elevator operators?
of 4.00
Select one:
a. functionalist perspective
b. conflict perspective
c. interactionist perspective
d. feminist perspective
correct
Which sociological perspective would be most...
Blooms: Understand
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the functionalist and conflict
perspectives on the existence and necessity of social stratification.
Question Category: Information
Topic: Sociological perspectives
Topic: Stratification
The correct answer is: functionalist perspective
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Question 5 In Max Weber's view,
Correct
4.00 points out Select one:
of 4.00 a. people hold three distinct ranks in society.
b. our position in a stratification system reflects some combination of class,
stigma, and power.
c. our rank in society is determined by four separate variables.
d. all people fall under the same social class.
correct
In Max Weber's view,
Blooms: Understand
Learning Objective: Analyze stratification using the three major sociological
perspectives; including the views of Karl Marx and Max Weber.
Question Category: Information
Topic: Social class
Topic: Stratification
The correct answer is: people hold three distinct ranks in society.
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SOCI 101 Midterm Exam |Questions and Answers Latest Updated
2026/2027 (Graded A+)- American Military University
SOC101_MH_V5 | Topic 7: Social Stratification
Started on Thursday, 2026, 12:25 AM
State Finished
Completed on Thursday, 2026, 12:54 AM
Time taken 28 mins 44 secs
Grade 192.00 out of 200.00 (96%)
Question 1 Which of the following is the best example of a significant other?
Correct
4.00 points out Select one:
of 4.00 a. a casual acquaintance
b. a clerk in a department store
c. a parent
d. someone you met at a party last night
correct
Which of the following is the best example o...
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: Summarize the contributions of Cooley; Mead; and Goffman
regarding the role of social interaction in the development of the sense of self.
Question Category: Application-Concept
Topic: Social interaction
Topic: The self
The correct answer is: a parent
1/42
, Midterm Exam
Question 2 Which of the following terms refers to hereditary systems of rank that are relatively
Correct fixed, immobile, and generally religiously dictated?
4.00 points out
of 4.00 Select one:
a. tenures
b. slavery
c. castes
d. feudalism
correct
Which of the following terms refers to hered...
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe the four general systems of stratification: slavery;
castes; the estate system; and the class system.
Question Category: Definition
Topic: Stratification
The correct answer is: castes
Question 3
Prestige refers to the
Correct
4.00 points out Select one:
of 4.00 a. reputation that a particular individual has within an occupation.
b. ability to exercise one's will over others.
c. respect and admiration with which an occupation is regarded by society.
d. people who have similar levels of wealth and income.
correct
Prestige refers to the
Blooms: Understand
Learning Objective: Summarize the factors used to measure stratification.
Question Category: Definition
Topic: Stratification
The correct answer is: respect and admiration with which an occupation is
regarded by society.
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Question 4 Which sociological perspective would be most likely to argue that most talented
Correct people would not go to school for many years to become biochemists if they could
4.00 points out
make as much money and gain as much respect working as elevator operators?
of 4.00
Select one:
a. functionalist perspective
b. conflict perspective
c. interactionist perspective
d. feminist perspective
correct
Which sociological perspective would be most...
Blooms: Understand
Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the functionalist and conflict
perspectives on the existence and necessity of social stratification.
Question Category: Information
Topic: Sociological perspectives
Topic: Stratification
The correct answer is: functionalist perspective
3/42
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Question 5 In Max Weber's view,
Correct
4.00 points out Select one:
of 4.00 a. people hold three distinct ranks in society.
b. our position in a stratification system reflects some combination of class,
stigma, and power.
c. our rank in society is determined by four separate variables.
d. all people fall under the same social class.
correct
In Max Weber's view,
Blooms: Understand
Learning Objective: Analyze stratification using the three major sociological
perspectives; including the views of Karl Marx and Max Weber.
Question Category: Information
Topic: Social class
Topic: Stratification
The correct answer is: people hold three distinct ranks in society.
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