A. objectified system
B. social differentiation
C. open system
D. closed system
Related Mcqs:
- A stratum of people of similar positions in the social status continuum are termed as_____________?
A. Social class
B. clan or tribe
C. Community
D. None of these - Which of the following social groups do occupational class schemes not have difficulty accommodating ?
A. students
B. manual working class
C. the unemployed
D. retired people - What is an education system in which children achieve their status based on their own worth called ?
A. comprehensive
B. meritocratic
C. selective
D. elitist - What is an education system in which children achieve their status based on their own worth called ____________?
A. comprehensive
B. meritocratic
C. selective
D. elitist - What approach focuses on the ever-changing relationship over time between social movements and macro-level economic and political systems ?
A. Globalization
B. Political Process
C. Postmodernism
D. Linear Evolutionary
E. Counter-modernization - Martha and Susan work at the local factory ten hours a day five days a week They make the minimum wage with no overtime pay insurance or benefits One day they discuss their situations over lunch and express frustration over the fact that they never seem to make enough money to “get ahead “By the end of the conversation they have motivated each other to volunteer to work on Sundays They figure that if they work just a little harder they will make enough money to increase their social status Marx would say these women are demonstrating ?
A. the dedication necessary to get ahead in life
B. class consciousness
C. capitalist enthusiasm
D. false consciousness - In modern societies social status is typically measured by a person_______________?
A. age
B. income
C. verbal fluency
D. occupation - Which of the following statements about the status of women around the world is correct _____________?
A. it is estimated that women grow half the world’s food but they rarely own land.
B. Women constitute one-third of the world’s paid labor force but are generally found in the lowest paying jobs
C. Single-parent households headed by women which appear to be on the increase in many nations -are typically found in the poorest section of the population
D. all of the above - In Society in America which early sociologist gave special attention to status distinctions and to such factors as gender and race ?
A. Emile Durkheim
B. Max Weber
C. Auguste Comte
D. Harriet Martineau - What is the term used to describe the stages from one’s birth into a family with a specific status through formation of a new family unit ?
A. intergenerational mobility
B. socioeconomic life cycle
C. vertical mobility
D. none of the above
