Question 1

The essay &#34;The More We Pay . . .&#34; makes the point that ______.&#10;A) there is a perfect correlation between occupational prestige scores and income&#10;B) income and occupational prestige scores are often out of sync&#10;C) midwives enjoy relatively high prestige in our society&#10;D) CEOs enjoy very high prestige scores in our society

Accepted Answer

The essay likely discusses the discrepancy between how much individuals are paid and the prestige associated with their occupations, indicating that high income does not always correlate with high occupational prestige and vice versa.

Question 2

MRI research on brain activity indicates that ______.&#10;A) we appear to get more pleasure from things that are costly&#10;B) our brains do a good job at detecting imposters of high price items&#10;C) brain activity is unrelated to feelings of pleasure&#10;D) high price items show their worthiness in blind taste tests

Accepted Answer

Research in neuroscience has shown that the perception of higher cost can enhance an individual's pleasure response in the brain, suggesting that we may derive more enjoyment from items we believe are more expensive.

Question 3

Consumer research suggests that start-up companies are best advised to ______.&#10;A) price their new products as low as they can&#10;B) price new products just under the completion&#10;C) price new products high&#10;D) price new products at the same price as the closest competitor

Accepted Answer

Pricing new products high can create a perception of quality and exclusivity, which can be beneficial for start-up companies trying to establish a strong market presence and differentiate themselves from competitors.

Question 4

The Davis-Moore thesis of inequality presented in &#34;The More We Pay the More it's Worth&#34; reflects a ______.&#10;A) structural functionalist conception of society&#10;B) Marxian conception of society&#10;C) conflict view of society&#10;D) symbolic interactionist view of society

Accepted Answer

The Davis-Moore thesis argues that social stratification, including inequality, is beneficial for society because it ensures that the most important roles are filled by the most capable people. This perspective aligns with structural functionalism, which views society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability.

Question 5

Research documents that we tend to ______.&#10;A) equate high price with quality&#10;B) get what we pay for&#10;C) be rather talented at recognizing designer knockoffs&#10;D) set salaries to &#34;match&#34; the worth of the job

Accepted Answer

Research has shown that consumers often associate higher-priced items with better quality, even if that's not always the case. This psychological effect is known as the price-quality heuristic.

Question 6

Conflict theorists maintain that ______.&#10;A) incomes are determined by an occupation's social contributions&#10;B) salary discrepancies reflect discrepancies in wealth and power&#10;C) income inequality is an important source of occupational motivation&#10;D) ultimately inequality benefits society

Accepted Answer

Conflict theorists argue that salary discrepancies are a reflection of the differences in wealth and power within a society, rather than being based on the social contributions of an occupation.

Question 7

Wealth refers to ______.&#10;A) before tax income&#10;B) total wage income&#10;C) after-tax income&#10;D) all one's financial resources--wage and nonwage alike

Accepted Answer

Wealth encompasses all of an individual's financial resources, including both wage income and non-wage assets such as investments, property, and savings.

Question 8

Income refers to ______.&#10;A) the totality of money controlled by an individual&#10;B) the amount of money earned via a job&#10;C) all of the assets owned by an individual or their family&#10;D) the social rewards attached to an occupation

Accepted Answer

Income specifically refers to the amount of money an individual earns from a job, business, or other forms of work, distinguishing it from total wealth or assets.

Question 9

Review of U.S. occupational prestige scales reveal that ______.&#10;A) the most important occupations are ranked the highest in respect&#10;B) CEOs are at the top of the prestige ratings&#10;C) income, power, and prestige are often discordant&#10;D) service jobs tend to receive high income and respect

Accepted Answer

Income, power, and prestige are often discordant because an occupation may have high prestige but not necessarily high income or power, and vice versa.

Question 10

Which of the following occupations enjoy the highest prestige ratings?&#10;A) CEOs of major corporations&#10;B) dentists&#10;C) firefighters&#10;D) doctors

Accepted Answer

Doctors typically enjoy the highest prestige ratings among the options given due to their significant role in healthcare, their extensive education and training, and their impact on individual and public health.

Question 11

Stratification is essentially about ______.&#10;A) social differences&#10;B) social morphology&#10;C) social ranking&#10;D) All of these choices are correct.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Stratification is essentially about ______.&#10;A) social differences&#10;B)...

Question 12

The ability to get what one wants even in the face of resistance is ______.&#10;A) force&#10;B) coercion&#10;C) illegal&#10;D) power

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ability to get what one wants...

Question 13

If occupational prestige scores dictated salaries, ______.&#10;A) CEOs would earn more money&#10;B) physicians would earn less money&#10;C) bank tellers would earn less money&#10;D) elementary teachers would earn more money

Accepted Answer

The answer of If occupational prestige scores dictated salaries, ______.&#10;A)...

Deck 10: The More We Pay, the More Its Worth