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Question 1:

Sociologists define social class in relation to:
a) age
b) income
c) verbal fluency
d) paid work

Question 2:

Which theorist stressed the significance of class for society and for social change more than all others?
a) Max Weber
b) Karl Marx
c) Edward Grabb
d) Eric Olin Wright

Question 3:

The debate over Marx's theory of social class centers around:
a) the accuracy of his two-class conceptualization of society
b) the inclusion of a so-called middle class
c) whether proletariats are truly exploited, based on Wright's (1997) criteria
d) whether industrialization really is the main cause for the stratification seen in society

Question 4:

Which of the following best summarizes the three main themes central to Marx's conceptualization of social class?
a) production processes; control; exploitation
b) class as a social relation; exploitation; status situation
c) inverse interdependence; exclusion; appropriation principles
d) class as a social relation; control; exploitation

Question 5:

Weber defined a 'class situation' as:
a) the exploitation of the working class by their capitalist employers
b) a social group's consciousness of their status and life chances
c) a person's position in the capital, product, and labour markets, based on their economic resources
d) the lifestyle of a social class, as defined by patterns of consumption

Question 6:

Which of the following do Marx and Weber share in their analyses of class?
a) the belief that power comes from many sources
b) the belief that classes, class situations, parties, and status groups should all be considered when trying to understand class structures
c) the belief that power is a central dimension of class relations
d) the belief that distributional issues are central to class analysis

Question 7:

Which sociological perspective emphasizes that corporations exploit local workers to maximize profits?
a) interactionist
b) feminist
c) stratification
d) conflict

Question 8:

What is the major contribution of the feminist approach to the analysis of social class?
a) it challenges original thoughts on how various social classes developed
b) it allows unwaged persons to be included in the class structure
c) it reorganizes the class system to include race, gender, and ethnicity
d) it allows men and women to be equally included

Question 9:

Which sociological perspective argues that society must distribute members among a variety of social positions?
a) functionalist
b) conflict
c) stratification
d) interactionist

Question 10:

One of the underlying assumptions of the stratification approach that differentiates it from Marx and Weber's approaches is:
a) an under-emphasis on the idea that society operates on the basis of consensus
b) an over-emphasis on issues of power and exploitation
c) an under-emphasise on issues of power and exploitation
d) an over-emphasise on conflict in society

Question 11:

The 'gradient effect' refers to the finding that:
a) members of the working-class who achieve class consciousness tend to be more unhappy with their lives than those who experience false consciousness
b) there is increasing polarization of income in Canada
c) working-class families do not value education as much as middle-class families do
d) regions characterized by high levels of income inequality have higher mortality rates than do regions characterized by more equal income distribution

Question 12:

According to Grabb, the middle class is distinguishable from the working class by
a) ownership of the means of production
b) significant political power
c) credentials
d) material wealth

Question 13:

The feminist approach has criticized traditional class analysis for focusing too much on:
a) relations of production
b) means of production
c) the mode of production
d) relations of distribution

Question 14:

According to Clement and Myles, the 'new middle class' are those who:
a) own large corporations
b) control the labour power of others
c) own the means of production
d) have university degrees

Question 15:

Educational attainment is very closely correlated with:
a) social capital
b) cultural capital
c) parental SES
d) all of the above

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