SOC 235 Final Exam Questions with Verified Answers.
Social differentiation - Correct Answer the categorization of people into social groups
largely based on noted differences (physical and cultural)
social stratification - Correct Answer The social ranking of people based on the groups
they have been socially categorized into. These rankings largely determine the allocation
of social resources for people within specific categories
Structural inequality - Correct Answer Both influences and is influenced by social
stratification - refers to the unequal distribution of resources within society
inequality of opportunity - Correct Answer The unequal access of acquiring social
resources
Inequality of Position - Correct Answer unequal social positioning within society
Intersectionality - Correct Answer Used as a tool to help us understand how different
stratification forms (sexual orientation, disability, age, etc..) intersect, and create unique
levels of oppression for differing groups
The sociological imagination - Correct Answer viewing social phenomena through
individual troubles, public issues and the relationship between the two
Individual mobility - Correct Answer ability of individuals to change their position in a social
hierarchy
group mobility - Correct Answer ability of groups to change their position in a social
hierarchy
Based on Mason and Trollope's, systems of inequality are largely stabilized and
maintained through society's culture, individual/organization power, and ideology and
legitimization - Correct Answer Systems of Inequality
Karl Marx Theory of class inequality - Correct Answer unidimensional theory on class
inequality suggest the goals of capitalists are antagonistic to the working proletariat which
will eventually lead to class consciousness and the struggle for a more egalitarian society
, Max Weber's theory of class inequality - Correct Answer believed the ever-increasing
rationalization and bureaucratization of society will make inequality insolvable. Did not
believe we can overcome systems of inequality
Functionalism - Correct Answer inequality is seen as serving a purpose. Institutions within
society all serve important functions and work interdependently to form a fully functioning
society
Conflict Theory - Correct Answer Influenced by Marxism, this theory looks beyond the
workplace, critically analyzing seemingly harmless things such as pop-culture to examine
how inequality is maintained (how power is embedded within an institutions)
Marx communism - Correct Answer The egalitarian society in which the working proletariat
owns means of productions
Weber's 3 forms of authority - Correct Answer Traditional, Charismatic and legal-rational
socioeconomic status - Correct Answer income/wealth, occupation, and education are
often used to measure..
What are the two dimensions of class? - Correct Answer Socioeconomic status and
behavior
Income/wealth - Correct Answer income - monetary gain
wealth - value of one's assets of property
The US class structure - Correct Answer Upper Class
Upper Middle
Lower middle
Working class
Working Poor
Under Class
Domhoff's definition of Elite Power - Correct Answer power elite is composed of a sector of
the upper class that is tied to both corporate and government
Social differentiation - Correct Answer the categorization of people into social groups
largely based on noted differences (physical and cultural)
social stratification - Correct Answer The social ranking of people based on the groups
they have been socially categorized into. These rankings largely determine the allocation
of social resources for people within specific categories
Structural inequality - Correct Answer Both influences and is influenced by social
stratification - refers to the unequal distribution of resources within society
inequality of opportunity - Correct Answer The unequal access of acquiring social
resources
Inequality of Position - Correct Answer unequal social positioning within society
Intersectionality - Correct Answer Used as a tool to help us understand how different
stratification forms (sexual orientation, disability, age, etc..) intersect, and create unique
levels of oppression for differing groups
The sociological imagination - Correct Answer viewing social phenomena through
individual troubles, public issues and the relationship between the two
Individual mobility - Correct Answer ability of individuals to change their position in a social
hierarchy
group mobility - Correct Answer ability of groups to change their position in a social
hierarchy
Based on Mason and Trollope's, systems of inequality are largely stabilized and
maintained through society's culture, individual/organization power, and ideology and
legitimization - Correct Answer Systems of Inequality
Karl Marx Theory of class inequality - Correct Answer unidimensional theory on class
inequality suggest the goals of capitalists are antagonistic to the working proletariat which
will eventually lead to class consciousness and the struggle for a more egalitarian society
, Max Weber's theory of class inequality - Correct Answer believed the ever-increasing
rationalization and bureaucratization of society will make inequality insolvable. Did not
believe we can overcome systems of inequality
Functionalism - Correct Answer inequality is seen as serving a purpose. Institutions within
society all serve important functions and work interdependently to form a fully functioning
society
Conflict Theory - Correct Answer Influenced by Marxism, this theory looks beyond the
workplace, critically analyzing seemingly harmless things such as pop-culture to examine
how inequality is maintained (how power is embedded within an institutions)
Marx communism - Correct Answer The egalitarian society in which the working proletariat
owns means of productions
Weber's 3 forms of authority - Correct Answer Traditional, Charismatic and legal-rational
socioeconomic status - Correct Answer income/wealth, occupation, and education are
often used to measure..
What are the two dimensions of class? - Correct Answer Socioeconomic status and
behavior
Income/wealth - Correct Answer income - monetary gain
wealth - value of one's assets of property
The US class structure - Correct Answer Upper Class
Upper Middle
Lower middle
Working class
Working Poor
Under Class
Domhoff's definition of Elite Power - Correct Answer power elite is composed of a sector of
the upper class that is tied to both corporate and government
