Question 1

Medieval Europe provides an excellent example of elites maintaining stratification with

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A)  an iron fist.
B)  monitoring.
C)  soft control.
D)  hard control.

Question 2

When workers identified with the interests of capitalists,Marx called it _____ class consciousness.

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A)  false
B)  misguided
C)  optimistic
D)  budding

Question 3

Weber believed that

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A)  property could bring prestige,but prestige could not bring property.
B)  property could not bring prestige.
C)  prestige could not bring property.
D)  property could bring prestige,and prestige could bring property.

Question 4

Through the various means,global stratification

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A)  is easy to maintain.
B)  will likely be protected in its present state forever.
C)  is not easy to maintain.
D)  will probably disappear in a few years.

Question 5

_____ is the process by which one nation takes over another,usually in order to exploit its labor and natural resources.

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A)  Colonialism
B)  The culture of poverty
C)  World system theory
D)  Capitalism

Question 6

The _____ richest people in the world own as much of the world's wealth as the bottom half of the whole world's population.

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A)  700
B)  422
C)  153
D)  85

Question 7

In the former Soviet Union,the main basis for ranking higher in the stratification system was

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A)  declaring that socialism was dead.
B)  membership in the Communist party.
C)  private wealth.
D)  social class.

Question 8

The research of David and Moore (1945,1953) found that stratification of society is inevitable because

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A)  no positions are more important than the other positions.
B)  qualified people are most important at the lower levels.
C)  for society to function,its positions must be filled.
D)  smaller rewards at the top will motivate qualified people.

Question 9

Most of the countries of the former Soviet Union and its former satellites in Eastern Europe fall into the category of the

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A)  Most Industrialized Nations.
B)  Industrializing Nations.
C)  Least Industrialized Nations.
D)  Unclassified Nations.

Question 10

_____ Weber _____ Marx viewed property as the only source of power.

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A)  Neither; nor
B)  Both; and
C)  Not; but
D)  Notably; but not

Question 11

Sixty percent of the world's population lives in the

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A)  Most Industrialized Nations.
B)  Industrializing Nations.
C)  Least Industrialized Nations.
D)  Western Nations.

Question 12

Gender is a basis of social stratification for ______ society(ies) in the world.

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A)  no
B)  a few
C)  many
D)  every

Question 13

In endogamy,one

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A)  marries within one's group.
B)  is forbidden to marry within one's group.
C)  has multiple wives.
D)  does not marry at all. A

Question 14

Which of the following is most effective in maintaining society's stratification?

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A)  Brute force
B)  Controlling people's ideas
C)  Control of food supplies
D)  Elites without limits

Question 15

In Marx's theory,those who were exploited because they do not own the means of production were called the

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A)  bourgeoisie.
B)  proletariat.
C)  clergy
D)  superclass. B

Question 16

The terms that do not imply value judgments about some parts of the world while splitting it up into conceptual groups are

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A)  First,Second,and Third Worlds.
B)  Most Industrialized,Industrializing,and Least Industrialized.
C)  Best,Better,and Worst.
D)  Developed,Developing,and Primitive.

Question 17

The wealthiest 1% of adults worldwide own _____ of the Earth's wealth.

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A)  12%
B)  29%
C)  46%
D)  88%

Question 18

What is the difference between bonded labor and slavery?

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A)  They are actually different terms for the same thing.
B)  Bonded labor is entered into voluntarily (or arranged by parents) .
C)  Some people own other people in bonded labor.
D)  Slavery is entered into voluntarily. B

Question 19

In the estate stratification system of medieval Europe,which was one of the three groups or "estates"?

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A)  Soldiers
B)  Clergy
C)  Sociologists
D)  Techies

Question 20

The tools,factories,land,and investment capital used to produce wealth make up the

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A)  bourgeoisie.
B)  proletariat.
C)  means of production.
D)  class consciousness.

Exam 7: Global Stratification

Medieval Europe provides an excellent example of elites maintaining stratification with

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When workers identified with the interests of capitalists,Marx called it _____ class consciousness.

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Weber believed that

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Through the various means,global stratification

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_____ is the process by which one nation takes over another,usually in order to exploit its labor and natural resources.

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The _____ richest people in the world own as much of the world's wealth as the bottom half of the whole world's population.

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In the former Soviet Union,the main basis for ranking higher in the stratification system was

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The research of David and Moore (1945,1953) found that stratification of society is inevitable because

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Most of the countries of the former Soviet Union and its former satellites in Eastern Europe fall into the category of the

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_____ Weber _____ Marx viewed property as the only source of power.

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Sixty percent of the world's population lives in the

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Gender is a basis of social stratification for ______ society(ies) in the world.

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In endogamy,one

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Which of the following is most effective in maintaining society's stratification?

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In Marx's theory,those who were exploited because they do not own the means of production were called the

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The terms that do not imply value judgments about some parts of the world while splitting it up into conceptual groups are

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The wealthiest 1% of adults worldwide own _____ of the Earth's wealth.

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What is the difference between bonded labor and slavery?

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In the estate stratification system of medieval Europe,which was one of the three groups or "estates"?

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The tools,factories,land,and investment capital used to produce wealth make up the

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