Elements of Sociology 4e, Practice Quiz: Chapter 07

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. Which term refers to the long-term existence of significant differences in access to goods and services among social groups?

Social inequality correct incorrect

Social strata correct incorrect

Social differences correct incorrect

Social stratification correct incorrect

Social divide correct incorrect

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. According to Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, social class is a central in the analysis of social inequality and describes which of the following?

An individual's wealth correct incorrect

An individual's prestige correct incorrect

An individual's relation to the means of production correct incorrect

An individual's income correct incorrect

An individual's power correct incorrect

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. Which term does Karl Marx use to refer to the collective that owns the means of production?

Proletariat correct incorrect

Workers correct incorrect

Business owners correct incorrect

Lumpenproletariat correct incorrect

Bourgeoisie correct incorrect

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. Frequently, members of the working class will defend capitalism even though they are least likely benefit from its economic arrangements. This is an example of which of Marx's concepts?

Class consciousness correct incorrect

Ideology correct incorrect

Hegemony correct incorrect

False consciousness correct incorrect

Brainwashing correct incorrect

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. Which term refers to discussions of social inequality in which a sociologist attributes all forms of oppression to class, ignoring other factors such as race, ethnicity, gender, age and sexual orientation?

Class reductionism correct incorrect

Blaming the victim correct incorrect

Class revisionism correct incorrect

Hegemony correct incorrect

False consciousness correct incorrect

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. According to your textbook, which concept refers to the idea that if you allow the rich the freedom to generate wealth, others in society will benefit?

Liberal ideology correct incorrect

Trickle-down theory correct incorrect

Counter-ideology correct incorrect

Hegemony correct incorrect

Capitalism correct incorrect

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. Which term refers to assigning responsibility for events to the individual rather than broader social causes that are beyond the individual's control?

Trickle-down theory correct incorrect

Class reductionism correct incorrect

Dominant ideology correct incorrect

Blaming the victim correct incorrect

Trickle-up theory correct incorrect

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. The Occupy movement, which challenged the fairness of just 1 per cent of the world's population owning 99 per cent of its wealth, is an example of which of the following?

Dominant ideology correct incorrect

Hegemony correct incorrect

Counter-ideology correct incorrect

The American Dream correct incorrect

Liberal ideology correct incorrect

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. Which term did Antonio Gramsci use to refer to a set of non-coercive methods of maintaining power used by the dominant class?

Counter ideology correct incorrect

Ideology correct incorrect

Dominant ideology correct incorrect

Indoctrination correct incorrect

Hegemony correct incorrect

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. Which of the following groups are least likely to attend university?

Children in families with parental income of less than $25,000 correct incorrect

Children in families with parental income of $25,000-$50,000 correct incorrect

Children in families with parental income of $50,000-$75,000 correct incorrect

Children in families with parental income of $75,000-$100,000 correct incorrect

Children in families with parental income above $100,000 correct incorrect

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. Social inequality is rooted solely in social class.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. According to Karl Marx, the proletariat owns the means of production.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. Marx's often critiqued binary class concepts must be understood in its particular historical context.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. According to Marx, the bourgeoisie always possesses an awareness of what is in the best interest of their class.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. Weber essentially agreed with Marx's definition of economic classes.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. All professionalized sports are mobility sports.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. The Occupy movement is a good example of a dominant ideology.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. According to your textbook, social inequality in Canada is increasing.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. According to data provided in your textbook, as family income increase, participation in higher education increases as well.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. Higher education is the motor of social mobility for all Canadian's alike.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect