SOCL 2001 Exam 3 Questions and Answers Already Passed Graded A+
a hierarchy
the organization of society in which people are ranked according to their wealth or prestige - Answers
social stratification
T/F: On average, industrial societies show higher levels of social stratification in comparison to hunter
gatherers - Answers True
which is NOT a dimension of power? - Answers mode of production
If you have a lot of family money, but you are not productive in society, will you have a higher or lower
rank in class? - Answers higher
The fact that all industrial societies have some level of social stratification is.... - Answers associated with
functionalism theory
level of income inequality is most similar to... - Answers India
when asked about distribution of income in USA, americans tend to underestimate the - Answers
distribution of income
if we want to reduce income inequality in the US, we need to work on - Answers policies
social mobility is highly constrained and more about the situation in which you were born in a - Answers
caste society
in the US, the strongest predictor of your own success is
& what is the evidence against? - Answers your family background; functionalist perspective
T/F: race is directly related to genetic difference - Answers false
T/F: race is not the same as ethnicity - Answers true
by 2055, some people estimate the population in the US will be majority the ______
who will hold power/be majority? - Answers minority; whites
what is an example of a stereotype - Answers asians are smart
women can't drive
asians have a lower economic return than whites. if this results from companies based on biased criteria
it is ______ _______ - Answers institutional discrimination
which of the following is evidence of gender roles between women and men? - Answers suggest there is
some social component that may change across different societies
, sex and gender are - Answers distinct
it is necessary for differences in women and men's income to be considered - Answers gender inequality
if women come to a dominate a job and it is seen as lower, it will be the ___________ of women's work
- Answers devaluation
two identical resumes were sent to a job. one was female, one male. Julie got offered a lower paying
position to chris. this demonstrates evidence of processes beyond a woman's control - Answers
statistical discrimination
top-down view; how people are ranked - Answers social stratification
differences in outcomes and opportunities - Answers inequality
T/F: Hierarchies involve the full range of positions, not just the bottom - Answers true
what are the consequences of focusing on the bottom of the hierarchy - Answers explanations could be
missed
society uses technology, more complex, more jobs, more surplus; more inequality; more resources for
some to take and others to lose - Answers industrial society
society with little surplus, take what they need, little inequality, everyone on same playing field -
Answers hunter-gatherer society
mix between agricultural society and hunter gatherers society - Answers horticulture
society that tends to have higher inequality than any other society type - Answers agrarian society
T/F: the hierarchy has more inequality as it gets more complex - Answers true
hunter gatherer, horticulture, agrarian, industrial - Answers order of hierarchy
contributed to understanding of what goes into social position - Answers weber
income, economic side, whether or not you have access to money through friends/family - Answers
class
how others see you, occupations (what values you're attached to) - Answers status
politics, organized power, member of a union, part of who influences creation of policies - Answers party
-serves a function/purpose
-something needed for function of society
-once we had job variety, we had to motivate people to take harder jobs using social class & status -
Answers functionalist
a hierarchy
the organization of society in which people are ranked according to their wealth or prestige - Answers
social stratification
T/F: On average, industrial societies show higher levels of social stratification in comparison to hunter
gatherers - Answers True
which is NOT a dimension of power? - Answers mode of production
If you have a lot of family money, but you are not productive in society, will you have a higher or lower
rank in class? - Answers higher
The fact that all industrial societies have some level of social stratification is.... - Answers associated with
functionalism theory
level of income inequality is most similar to... - Answers India
when asked about distribution of income in USA, americans tend to underestimate the - Answers
distribution of income
if we want to reduce income inequality in the US, we need to work on - Answers policies
social mobility is highly constrained and more about the situation in which you were born in a - Answers
caste society
in the US, the strongest predictor of your own success is
& what is the evidence against? - Answers your family background; functionalist perspective
T/F: race is directly related to genetic difference - Answers false
T/F: race is not the same as ethnicity - Answers true
by 2055, some people estimate the population in the US will be majority the ______
who will hold power/be majority? - Answers minority; whites
what is an example of a stereotype - Answers asians are smart
women can't drive
asians have a lower economic return than whites. if this results from companies based on biased criteria
it is ______ _______ - Answers institutional discrimination
which of the following is evidence of gender roles between women and men? - Answers suggest there is
some social component that may change across different societies
, sex and gender are - Answers distinct
it is necessary for differences in women and men's income to be considered - Answers gender inequality
if women come to a dominate a job and it is seen as lower, it will be the ___________ of women's work
- Answers devaluation
two identical resumes were sent to a job. one was female, one male. Julie got offered a lower paying
position to chris. this demonstrates evidence of processes beyond a woman's control - Answers
statistical discrimination
top-down view; how people are ranked - Answers social stratification
differences in outcomes and opportunities - Answers inequality
T/F: Hierarchies involve the full range of positions, not just the bottom - Answers true
what are the consequences of focusing on the bottom of the hierarchy - Answers explanations could be
missed
society uses technology, more complex, more jobs, more surplus; more inequality; more resources for
some to take and others to lose - Answers industrial society
society with little surplus, take what they need, little inequality, everyone on same playing field -
Answers hunter-gatherer society
mix between agricultural society and hunter gatherers society - Answers horticulture
society that tends to have higher inequality than any other society type - Answers agrarian society
T/F: the hierarchy has more inequality as it gets more complex - Answers true
hunter gatherer, horticulture, agrarian, industrial - Answers order of hierarchy
contributed to understanding of what goes into social position - Answers weber
income, economic side, whether or not you have access to money through friends/family - Answers
class
how others see you, occupations (what values you're attached to) - Answers status
politics, organized power, member of a union, part of who influences creation of policies - Answers party
-serves a function/purpose
-something needed for function of society
-once we had job variety, we had to motivate people to take harder jobs using social class & status -
Answers functionalist
