Deck 7: Status Prestige

Question 1

Involvement with the Bohemian Grove conveyed prestige through

A) elite association
B) environmental conservation
C) simple living
D) intellectual reading

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Juliet Schor believes that trying to keep up with imagined reference groups has led Americans to

A) move to the suburbs
B) acquire highbrow tastes
C) discriminate against the poor
D) overspend

Answer 2

D

Question 3

According to David Brooks, bourgeois bohemians, or Bobos, express their social position through

A) extravagant displays of conspicuous consumption
B) pearl-gray suits and Cadillacs
C) striking displays of diamonds and gold jewelry
D) expensive but alternative and casual tastes

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Prestige and respect are examples of

A) social exchange
B) market exchange
C) market determinism
D) conspicuous multiplication

Question 5

For most people, prestige and respect occur

A) only in their own family
B) largely in the media
C) in communities of recognition
D) largely in their own minds

Question 6

Lowbrow music and art is that which is

A) completely without artistic merit
B) characterized by racism and sexism
C) associated with low-income groups
D) obsolete and out of step with the times

Question 7

Thorstein Veblen found that the wealthy leisure class of the late 1800s established their social position through

A) political intrigue
B) controlling the local media
C) conspicuous consumption
D) bourgeois bohemianism

Question 8

"Old rich" and "new rich" were distinguished by

A) political party
B) occupation
C) income
D) family prestige

Question 9

Occupational prestige corresponds closely with the amount of education and income associated with a profession.

Question 10

Max Weber noted that high-prestige groups may seek to limit the entrance of others to prestigious places and organizations.

Question 11

Tent and trailer camping for leisure is most likely to be associated with

A) the capitalist class
B) the middle class
C) the working poor
D) the underclass

Question 12

Occupational prestige in the US is highly correlated with

A) political power
B) class consciousness
C) income and education
D) distribution of wealth

Question 13

In raising their children, Kohn found that low-income parents place more stress than upper-income parents on:

A) beating the system
B) the importance of education
C) honesty and obedience
D) taking it easy and having a good time

Question 14

Max Weber noted that privileged, powerful, and prestigious groups often seek

A) revolutionary change
B) democratic reforms
C) social closure
D) a greater division of labor

Question 15

The social class whose members are least likely to join formal organizations is the

A) capitalist class
B) middle class
C) working class
D) underclass

Question 16

From horticultural societies to new millionaires, prestige has been gained through

A) monopolizing economic activity
B) philanthropy
C) rejecting tradition
D) bribes and kickbacks

Question 17

The religious groups with the highest educational attainment and occupational prestige include

A) Roman Catholic
B) Southern Baptist
C) United Methodist and Lutheran
D) Episcopal and Jewish

Question 18

The Social Register, begun in the late 1800s, recorded

A) people's family background
B) how much money people made
C) what companies people invested in
D) how much people gave to charitable institutions

Question 19

The term SES refers to

A) socially excluded sectors
B) socio-economic status
C) statistical estimates of success
D) socialization, environment, and stress

Question 20

Pierre Bourdieu contends that the upper classes seek to distinguish themselves by

A) wearing flashy clothes
B) traveling with a large number of servants
C) wearing expensive jewelry in public
D) demonstrating highbrow tastes

Question 21

Unlike in earlier times, clothing today tells us little about a person's social status.

Question 22

Lower-social-class parents are more likely to emphasize obedience in their children compared with higher-social-class parents.

Question 23

Give examples of lowbrow, middlebrow, and highbrow tastes.

Question 24

How do people show their social class and status through consumption? Give examples from fashion, housing, leisure, and related areas of consumption. How is this affected by a person's past socialization and present association?

Question 25

Pierre Bourdieu believed one could recognize lowbrow art because it was always of poor quality.

Question 26

Bourdieu argued that London was the world's cultural capital.

Question 27

What character attributes do lower-income parents seek to cultivate in their children?

Question 28

Juliet Schor believes that people overspend because they compare themselves to high-profile status groups.

Question 29

How are children from differing social classes socialized differently? How does this shape their habitus and their future life chances?

Question 30

Top-level executives and professionals may often find new jobs and opportunities through professional social networks.

Question 31

How have people attempted to gain, establish, and defend their prestige and social position over time?