Deck 2: In Marxs Wake: Theories of Social Stratification and Social Inequality

Question 1

The conflict perspective contends that the competition for all but which of the following should be the main concern of sociology?

A)income
B)crime
C)power
D)prestige
E)wealth

Answer 1

B

Question 2

G.William Domhoff theorized that the wealthy have a commitment to maintaining

A)the prevailing rules and laws
B)growth and fairness in business and government
C)negative images of the poor in the media
D)unequal positions of women in society

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Thomas Dye's theory of the institutional elite states that the power elite,also known in his theory as "multiple interlockers" are those who are

A)male,affluent,and younger
B)male,educated,and located in rural areas
C)Jewish,affluent,and white
D)Anglo-Saxon,affluent,and male
E)male,younger,and located in urban areas

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The structural functionalist theory shows that social life is full of conflict and disruptions.

Question 5

Using Max Weber's definition of a charismatic leader,which of the following best fits that definition?

A)Martin Luther King,Jr.
B)Barack Obama
C)John F.Kennedy
D)Hilary Clinton
E)all of the above

Question 6

A sociological theory

A)explains social life and observations that help to explain social life
B)shows that social life is socially constructed
C)changes frequently
D)is something everyone has the ability to develop on their own

Question 7

The field of sociology began to change in the 1960s as a result of all but which of the following?

A)civil rights movement
B)immigrant's rights movement
C)women's liberation movement
D)anti-Vietnam War protests

Question 8

The mode of production is a way for a country to employ workers and provide benefits.

Question 9

Capitalism is a mode of economic production that focuses on group ownership.

Question 10

The conflict theory's main proponent has been Karl Marx.

Question 11

Erik Wright argued that according to Marx ownership of the means of production was important as all but which of the following?

A)control over employees
B)control over the means of production
C)control over the political system
D)skill level
E)control over the production process

Question 12

The three branches of the C.Wright Mills' definition of the power elite consist of all but which of the following?

A)military circle
B)political elite
C)corporate elite
D)legal and judicial system

Question 13

Max Weber's focus on party includes all but one of the following types of authority?

A)bureaucratic
B)charismatic
C)legal
D)traditional

Question 14

Max Weber's main tenets in the conflict perspective involve which of the following?

A)class,power,and prestige
B)class,race,power
C)class,party,and prestige
D)race,class,and gender
E)class,status,and party

Question 15

During the 1950s,the leading voice in sociology and author of The Social System was

A)C.Wright Mills
B)Emile Durkheim
C)Talcott Parsons
D)Karl Marx

Question 16

Marx's four social classes include all but which of the following?

A)secretariat
B)proletariat
C)lumpenproletariat
D)bourgeoise
E)petit bourgeoisie

Question 17

According to Kingsley Davis and Wilbert E.Moore,the structural functionalist theory can explain why social stratification is inevitable and necessary.

Question 18

Which of the following is not found in Marx's analysis of the capitalist system?

A)bourgeoisie
B)proletariat
C)secretariat
D)means of production
E)all are found in Marx's conflict perspective

Question 19

According to Max Weber,flaunting of one's wealth to show one's status is called

A)conspicuous consumption
B)purchasing power
C)capitalism
D)obvious purchasing
E)keeping up with the Jones's

Question 20

When workers unwittingly accept the economic and political systems that keep them unequal to the owners of the means of production,they are engaging in

A)blind side politics
B)false hope
C)false consciousness
D)survival of the fittest
E)scapegoating

Question 21

What is the difference between the means of production and the mode of production? How are they interrelated?

Question 22

Using the many different theories that use the concept of the power elite,discuss the ways in which corporate connections,wealth,status,and education help to perpetuate social stratification.

Question 23

An interlocking directorate is when there is a formal connection between a major corporation and a political party because each has a consultant working for the other.

Question 24

Marxist theory had its weakest impact in theories and research on social inequality and social stratification

Question 25

Max Weber's contribution to the conflict perspective was his focus on class,party,and wealth.

Question 26

Critics argue that although Marxist theory had its weaknesses,it also had its strengths.

Question 27

Perrucci and Wysong's theory of social stratification which includes "the haves" and the "have nots" most closely mirrors that of Marx.

Question 28

Conspicuous consumption involves purchasing as much food as one can before access to food disappears.

Question 29

C.Wright Mills and G.William Domhoff both found that the corporate class has a privileged secondary school and college and university background.

Question 30

Explain Kingsley Davis and Wilbert E.Moore's explanation of social stratification in society and the competing theory of Melvin Tumin and the theoretical perspectives adhered to by each.

Question 31

Compare the major dimensions of Marx's social stratification theory with those of Weber.

Question 32

A superstructure involves the noneconomic parts of society like education and political system.

Question 33

Karl Marx believed that the answer to competition inherent in the system of capitalism was to peacefully move towards the system of socialism.

Question 34

Marx's theory of capitalism and other modes of production distinguish between two core concepts: superstructure and supreme structure.