Miscellaneous Economics Mcqs

A. In simple societies social differences among individuals are nonexistent
B. Slavery serfdom and caste are all instances of inequalities that are social in nature
C. People rank themselves according to wealth prestige and power
D. Stratification occurs in every society that has produced a surplus

A. the social meanings people give these differences
B. the evidence that some traits are more desirable than others
C. the fact that to have more is better than to have less in all circumstances
D. those with most power can determine cultural values

A. resulting from a need for order
B. providing a stabilizing influence on society
C. preventing conflicts among individuals
D. all of the above

A. create inequality
B. help people decide whom they should marry
C. provide a work force for society
D. fulfill the laws of nature

A. Urban resident
B. More educated than parents
C. Comes from a large family of several brothers and sisters
D. Marries later and limits family to no more than two children

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

A. complex industrial societies
B. simple farming societies
C. hunting and gathering societies
D. all social systems

A. women
B. children under 6
C. the elderly
D. black males

A. the ability to make someone do what you want
B. education and income
C. access to economic resources
D. an ambitious mother and later marriage

A. additions to the circular flow
B. withdrawals from the economic flow
C. injections into the economic flow
D. as not affecting the economic flow