Question 1

________ theory focuses on multiple viewpoints,especially the perspectives of the oppressed.

Accepted Answer

A)  Standpoint
B)  Privilege
C)  Vision
D)  NoncomplianceE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Karl Marx focused on what level of the operation of power in a society?

Accepted Answer

A)  macro
B)  micro
C)  meso
D)  All these answers are correct.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

A system of inequality is not viable without

Accepted Answer

A)  political power.
B)  economic domination.
C)  authority.
D)  a justifying ideology.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

The system of state socialism includes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  political oppression
B)  a focus on individual achievement
C)  equality as a primary goal
D)  a reverence for progressive attitudesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Those who are weakest and have the lowest status in a society are unable to resist power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following best summarizes the ruling in Citizens United v.the Federal Election Commission?

Accepted Answer

A)  Corporations were greatly limited in the amounts they could contribute to political campaigns.
B)  The U.S.Chamber of Commerce was determined to be a "different" type of corporation that required a separate set of political election rules.
C)  Restrictions on corporate spending in political elections were erased.
D)  Corporations were reclassified as "individual donors" in political elections.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

A class system is based on a combination of achievement and ascribed status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the Indian caste system?

Accepted Answer

A)  closed,without social mobility
B)  based on a strict legal system
C)  open,with limited social mobility
D)  based on forceE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

According to Max Weber,the opportunities offered by a person's economic position are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  rewards.
B)  life chances.
C)  economic advantages.
D)  illegitimate powers.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Power that is accepted voluntarily is ________ power.

Accepted Answer

A)  soft
B)  economic
C)  hegemonic
D)  legitimateE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Economic inequality and the unequal distribution of resources in the United States are some of the more obvious aspects of our stratifications system.But unlike in less-developed countries,our cultural resources are more or less equally distributed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The queen of England's power is legitimate because it is based on what kind of authority?

Accepted Answer

A)  unquestionable authority
B)  regal authority
C)  charismatic authority
D)  traditional authorityE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Power that uses force to accomplish obedience is

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional.
B)  illegitimate.
C)  rational.
D)  primitive.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Max Weber conceived of class as the opportunity related to a person's economic position.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to Max Weber,________ is the process used by members of a dominant status group to maximize their advantage by excluding nonmembers from the benefits of membership.

Accepted Answer

A)  social exclusion
B)  social divide
C)  segregation
D)  social closureE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Which theoretical perspective focuses on the multiplicity of dimensions of inequality and their interaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  interdependence theory
B)  intersectionality theory
C)  standpoint theory
D)  political power theoryE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Sociologists see social inequality as being rooted in

Accepted Answer

A)  a lack of individual effort.
B)  greed.
C)  factors beyond an individual's control.
D)  personal choice.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Within what framework did Karl Marx place his examination of class?

Accepted Answer

A)  status
B)  life chances
C)  the economy
D)  privilegeE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Power that sets rules for others to follow is referred to as ________ power.

Accepted Answer

A)  political
B)  rational
C)  arbitrary
D)  culturalE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 20

At which level of society does domination occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  micro level
B)  macro level
C)  meso level
D)  all levelsE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 5: Power

Those who are weakest and have the lowest status in a society are unable to resist power.

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At which level of society does domination occur?

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Which of the following best summarizes the ruling in Citizens United v.the Federal Election Commission?

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According to Max Weber,________ is the process used by members of a dominant status group to maximize their advantage by excluding nonmembers from the benefits of membership.

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A class system is based on a combination of achievement and ascribed status.

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Within what framework did Karl Marx place his examination of class?

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Economic inequality and the unequal distribution of resources in the United States are some of the more obvious aspects of our stratifications system.But unlike in less-developed countries,our cultural resources are more or less equally distributed.

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Power that uses force to accomplish obedience is

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Karl Marx focused on what level of the operation of power in a society?

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Which of the following best describes the Indian caste system?

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Max Weber conceived of class as the opportunity related to a person's economic position.

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According to Max Weber,the opportunities offered by a person's economic position are known as

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Which theoretical perspective focuses on the multiplicity of dimensions of inequality and their interaction?

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Power that sets rules for others to follow is referred to as ________ power.

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Sociologists see social inequality as being rooted in

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________ theory focuses on multiple viewpoints,especially the perspectives of the oppressed.

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Power that is accepted voluntarily is ________ power.

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The system of state socialism includes which of the following?

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A system of inequality is not viable without

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The queen of England's power is legitimate because it is based on what kind of authority?

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