In stratified societies categories of people are ranked by______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. In stratified societies categories of people are ranked by________________?

   A. food is hoarded by a few
   B. food is shared by all
   C. hunting lacks prestige
   D. none of the above

2. The categories used by researchers to pigeonhole people into social classes__________________?

   A. reflect the common -sense self-ratings of individuals
   B. indicate that there are two classes the working class and the middle class
   C. tend to be arbitrary and artificial
   D. adequately reflect the complexity of the American class system

3. Agrarian societies are based on_____________?

   A. the use of the plow
   B. hunting animals
   C. factories
   D. farm animals

4. Industrial societies are based on____________?

   A. kinship
   B. primary ties
   C. machines for production
   D. smokestacks

5. Regarding capitalist industrial societies Marx asserted that______________?

   A. the means of production are controlled by the masses
   B. religion and philosophy are the foundations of society
   C. property is unimportant in the modern state
   D. they contained the seeds of their own destruction

6. In most societies ownership of property takes one of three forms________________?

   A. restricted guarded and private
   B. esthetic visible tangible
   C. communal private public
   D. ambiguous hermetic contraceptive

7. Modern societies are grappling with the notion of_________________?

   A. eliminating marriage altogether
   B. allowing same-sex couples to marry
   C. lowering the age at marriage
   D. none of the above

8. Societies with landed gentry and inherited titles resemble_________________?

   A. caste systems
   B. estate systems
   C. class systems
   D. status systems

9. In industrial societies the social class most likely to participate in social movements is the__________?

   A. lower class
   B. upper class
   C. middle class
   D. all social classes equally

10. The high divorce rate in industrial societies related to______________?

    A. the importance of religion
    B. the low status of women
    C. emphasis on group goals
    D. the stress on values of individualism and personal goals