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Category: Social Stratification
The idea that classes vary according to their possession of cultural capital is associated with________________?
A. Max Weber
B. John Goldthorpe
C. Karl Marx
D. Pierre Bourdieu
A social stratum is_______________?
A. a level in the social hierarchy comprising people with shared life chances
B. a methodological tool used to identify a person’s social class
C. the boundary between two levels of the social hierarchy
D. a symbol of status used to differentiate between social classes
The word stratification derives from the geological concept “Strata “meaning ?
A. class
B. groups
C. Rock layers
D. None of these
When sociologists study the structure of layers in society and people’s movement between them they call this____________?
A. social stratification
B. social control
C. social conflict
D. social solidarity
The process of turning the class concept into something measurable is called___________?
A. operational research
B. modus operandum
C. operationalization
D. operant conditioning
Sociological studies of colonialism suggest that____________?
A. colonialism has largely disappeared
B. colonialism was for the most part beneficial for poor uncivilized countries
C. colonialism was inevitable and necessary for human civilization
D. colonialism is perpetuated to this day by practices known as neo-colonialism
The middle classes that developed over the nineteenth century were_____________?
A. an urban set involved in civic bodies and voluntary associations
B. too diverse to have a strong sense of class consciousness
C. often involved in white collar work
D. all of the above
Positivism is most accurately described as the belief that__________________?
A. social research should highlight the positive aspects of social life
B. knowledge should be produced based on evidence from observations
C. sociologists should make more use of official statistics
D. none of the above
The determinants of social class are______________?
A. Birth
B. Money
C. Education and occupation
D. All of above
Which of the following argued that a capitalist society has a dominant ideology that serves the interests of the ruling class ?
A. Max Weber
B. Talcott Parsons
C. Karl Marx
D. Margaret Mead
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