Related Mcqs:

1. Which sociological perspective would note that poor and rural sections of the United States tend to be underserved because medical service concentrate where people are numerous or wealthy ?

   A. functionalist perspective
   B. conflict perspective
   C. interactionist perspective
   D. neo-Malthusian view

2. Which method of identifying social classes views social class as a statistical category formed by sociologists or statisticians or statisticians on the basis of income occupation education or some combination of these ?

   A. the combined approach
   B. the reputational method
   C. the self-placement method
   D. the objective method

3. In identifying social classes the reputational method is best suited for investigating social distinctions in_____________?

   A. large densely populated areas
   B. small groups
   C. highly transient communities
   D. none of the above

4. The middle classes that developed over the nineteenth century were_____________?

   A. an urban set involved in civic bodies and voluntary associations
   B. too diverse to have a strong sense of class consciousness
   C. often involved in white collar work
   D. all of the above

5. Karl Marx,s view of the struggle between social classes inspired the contemporary_____________?

   A. functionalist perspective
   B. conflict perspective
   C. interactionist perspective
   D. dramaturgical approach

6. Karl Marx,s view of the struggle between social classes inspired the contemporary ?

   A. functionalist perspective
   B. conflict perspective
   C. interactionist perspective
   D. dramaturgical approach

7. Karl Marx,s view of the struggle between social classes inspired the contemporary ?

   A. functionalist perspective
   B. conflict perspective
   C. interactionist perspective
   D. dramaturgical approach

8. The theory pictures social movements as operating within a competitive field of movements __ a “social movement industry” ____ within which they compete not least for members and activists Which theory of social movements is this ___________?

   A. new social movement theory
   B. collective behavior theory
   C. social strain theory
   D. resource mobilization theory

9. A social system in which social position is fixed for a lifetime What type of social stratification does this describe ?

   A. slavery
   B. Social class
   C. caste
   D. estates

10. 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