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Category: Social Stratification
The kuznets hypothesis states that as economic development proceeds inequality ?
A. first decreases then increases before remaining high
B. first increases then decreases before remaining low
C. first increases then flattens out, before rising again
D. first increases then decreases then increases then decreases
The conflict theory holds that stratification exists because____________?
A. its benefits individuals and groups who have the power to dominate and exploit others
B. privilege prestige and power are equally distributed in society
C. the capitalist drive to distribute wealth equitably is the foundation of modern society
D. capitalists and workers are class conscious
Mass-society theory suggests that_______________?
A. the content of the media is determined by market forces
B. the subordinate classes are dominated by the ideology of the ruling class
C. the media manipulate the masses as vulnerable passive consumers
D. audiences make selective interpretations of media messages
Which of these research projects would count as intersectional? A comparative study of employment based on______________?
A. social class and gender
B. gender and ethnicity
C. ethnicity and sexuality
D. all of them
The process of turning the class concept into something measurable is called_____________?
A. operational research
B. modus operandum
C. operationalization
D. operant conditioning
Which of the following conducted observation research on two groups of high school males-the Saints and the Roughnecks-and concluded that social class played an important role in the varying fortunes of the two groups ?
A. Richard Quincy
B. Edwin Sutherland
C. Emile Durkheim
D. William Chambliss
Social relations are directly proportional to_____________?
A. social Class
B. Social status
C. Caste system
D. None of these
Which of the following social groups do occupational class schemes not have difficulty accommodating ?
A. students
B. manual working class
C. the unemployed
D. retired people
What is behavior towards a group or individual which treats them differently from other groups or individuals called ?
A. Prejudice
B. discrimination
C. racism
D. projection
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