Higher Education

Imagining Sociology - Chapter 3

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Question 1:

Conflict theory was founded by ________.
a) Max Weber
b) Emile Durkheim
c) Karl Marx
d) Erving Goffman
e) Talcott Parsons

Question 2:

According to Marx, the core struggles in all societies are ________ struggles.
a) gender
b) class
c) power
d) status
e) inequality

Question 3:

The core difference between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat, according to Marx, is their relationship to ________.
a) the means of production
b) inequality
c) government power
d) housing
e) class struggles

Question 4:

________ refers to a willingness to believe in ideologies that support the ruling class but are actually disadvantageous to working-class interests.
a) Ideological vision
b) Meritocracy
c) Negative belief
d) False consciousness
e) Class consciousness

Question 5:

________ is the percentage of wage earners in a population who are part of a union.
a) Unionization rate
b) Labour market value
c) Trade union density
d) Employment ratio
e) Earning value

Question 6:

________ groups have a “style of life” based on social honour and prestige.
a) Ethnic
b) Status
c) Class
d) Economic
e) Cultural

Question 7:

Socio-economic status (SES) measures all of the following things except for ________.
a) income
b) educational attainment
c) occupational prestige
d) personal authority
e) social position

Question 8:

The statistical relationship between a parent’s and child’s economic standings is called ________.
a) the Gini co-efficient
b) intergenerational income elasticity
c) gross domestic product
d) inequality gradient
e) class measure

Question 9:

When creating the Low-Income Cut-Offs (LICOs), the Canadian government considers two factors: ________.
a) family size and community size
b) education and age
c) age and community size
d) family size and education
e) education and community size

Question 10:

________ are the least likely group to live in poverty in Canada.
a) Young people (under 18)
b) Single (unattached) people
c) New immigrants
d) Women
e) The elderly (over 65)

True or False Questions

Question 11:

Marx referred to socialism as a “dictatorship of the bourgeoisie.”
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

Max Weber famously said, “The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it.”
a) True
b) False

Question 13:

According to Marx, there are two main social classes.
a) True
b) False

Question 14:

According to Marx, the two social classes are compatible and could work effectively together in society.
a) True
b) False

Question 15:

Ideology is one of the main reasons why workers do not join together to overthrow capitalism.
a) True
b) False

Question 16:

Max Weber said all power in society comes from the economy.
a) True
b) False

Question 17:

Trade union density is much lower in the United States than it is in Canada.
a) True
b) False

Question 18:

A stratification system where a person’s rank is determined by their accomplishments is called an achievement-based system.
a) True
b) False

Question 19:

Poverty tends to perpetuate itself over time and, therefore, continue unless there is some outside intervention.
a) True
b) False

Question 20:

In “Nickel and Dimed,” Ehrenreich worked as a sales clerk at a store.
a) True
b) False