In Karl Marx's view, the destruction of the capitalist system will occur only if the working class first develops:
bourgeois consciousness
false consciousness
class consciousness
caste consciousness
A plumber whose father was a physician is an example of:
downward intergenerational mobility
upward intergenerational mobility
downward intragenerational mobility
upward intragenerational mobility
The most extreme form of legalized social inequality for individuals or groups is:
slavery
open class systems
closed caste systems
caste systems
Which of the following are viewed by sociologists as analytically distinct components of stratification?
conformity, deviance, and social control
class, status, and power
class, caste, and age
class, prestige, and esteem
Sociological studies of colonialism suggest that:
colonialism has largely disappeared
colonialism was, for the most part, beneficial for poor, uncivilized countries
colonialism was inevitable and necessary for human civilization
colonialism is perpetuated to this day by practices known as neo-colonialism
The intellectual tradition at the heart of conflict theory begins principally with the work of:
Max Weber
Erving Goffman
Karl Marx
__________ refers to the reputation that a specific person has earned within an occupation.
prestige
esteem
status
power
In 1995, 45 percent of poor people in the United States were living in:
central cities
the suburbs
rural areas
Appalachia
Which sociological perspective argues that stratification is universal and that social inequality is necessary so that people will be motivated to fill socially important positions?
functionalist perspective
conflict perspective
interactionist perspective
labeling perspective
In 1997, about what percentage of the wealth of the United States was held by the richest fifth (or 20 percent) of the population?
23 percent
38 percent
85 percent
75 percent
