Which of the following is not a component of the male gender role as outlined by Robert Brannon and James Doyle?
success element-prove one's masculinity at work and sports
aggressive element-use force in dealing with others
subordination element-place one's needs after those of spouse and children
self-reliant element-keep cool and unflappable
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 most extreme form of legalized social inequality for individuals or groups is:
slavery
open class systems
closed caste systems
caste systems
The intellectual tradition at the heart of conflict theory begins principally with the work of:
Max Weber
Erving Goffman
Karl Marx
A film star whose parents were both factory workers illustrates:
upward intergenerational mobility
upward intragenerational mobility
downward intergenerational mobility
downward intragenerational mobility
__________ refers to the reputation that a specific person has earned within an occupation.
prestige
esteem
status
power
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
The caste system is generally associated with:
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
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
In sociologist Daniel Rossides's model of the class system of the United States, the class with the smallest proportion of the population is the:
upper class
upper middle class
lower middle class
lower class
