The following people enjoy both status and wealth in our society______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. People who suffer from status inconsistency__________________?

   A. usually do not worry about it
   B. tend to suffer more frustration and dissatisfaction than those whose status is consistent
   C. work hard to accumulate wealth to make up for it
   D. willingly accept a lower status in return for social recognition

2. Which is an ascribed status ?

   A. Black female
   B. President of the U.S
   C. Exotic dancer
   D. Thief

3. The master status of George W.Bush was______________?

   A. husband
   B. president
   C. dog owner
   D. jogger

4. Master status refers to________________?

   A. the attainment of recognized excellence
   B. a dominant position in a relationship
   C. the most widely recognized among several positions
   D. the position from which all other positions are derived

5. Which status is in transition and difficult to classify in corporate relationships ?

   A. Foreman
   B. Union official
   C. Stock holder
   D. CEO

6. The most likely factor to overcome the low status of a father’s occupation is______________?

   A. education
   B. religion
   C. hard work
   D. belonging to organized crime

7. Status inconsistency is defined as_________________?

   A. the condition of persons who are ranked higher in one variable of status than another
   B. the order of importance given to status variables
   C. the mechanism high status persons use to protect themselves from competition
   D. the least important dimension of stratification

8. The text primarily applied Weber,s notion of status to______________?

   A. positions in the social system
   B. ranked occupational positions
   C. spending and consumption patterns
   D. prestige derived from ancestry

9. The importance of status is supported by_____________?

   A. statistics on cancer deaths
   B. a recent study by an epidemiologist
   C. the fact that people revere academics
   D. none of the above

10. The view that the elderly lack social and material resources to reciprocate in relationships and consequently occupy a subservient status is the point of______________?

    A. activity theory
    B. disengagement theory
    C. exchange theory
    D. modernization theory