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C.Wright Mills argues that there are three major institutions in the United States today that have the power to make decisions for the masses.Which one of the following is NOT one of these?


A) economy
B) religion
C) politics
D) military

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Mobility that is inevitable from changes in the economy is called:


A) vertical.
B) horizontal.
C) escalating.
D) structural.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Which term refers to everything you own minus debts (such as a mortgage on your home and credit card debt) ?


A) income
B) wealth
C) investments
D) stocks

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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A system in which advancement is based on individual achievement or ability is referred to as:


A) meritocratic.
B) opportunistic.
C) individualistic.
D) entrepreneurial.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Hegel argued that notions of inequality are constantly evolving in a larger historical arc and will eventually lead to:


A) conflict.
B) anomie.
C) equality.
D) organization.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Which American job sector has greatly increased since the oil crisis of 1973?


A) unionized jobs
B) pink-collar office work
C) factory work
D) low-wage service work

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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The rise and fall of an individual (or group) from one social stratum to another is called ____________ social mobility.


A) elevator
B) horizontal
C) vertical
D) structural

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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You are dependent on your professor for your grade.Your professor,in turn,is dependent on you for his or her job.Hegel would call this a(n) :


A) dialectic relationship.
B) equality of condition.
C) example of private property.
D) example of affirmative action.

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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Compare and contrast Rousseau's perspective of social inequality with that of Malthus,Millar,and Ferguson.

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Rousseau argues that if we stripped away...

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Sociologists have been trying to figure out why Europe (and ultimately the United States)was first to experience the Industrial Revolution.Some feel that it was due to geography.Thinking of the United States (compared to Africa),why would we,not Africa,have become an industrialized nation?

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For the Industrial Revolution to occur,a...

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The U.S.estate tax is sometimes called the ____________ tax.


A) elite
B) death
C) middle-class
D) inheritance

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Which theorist argues that members of a class are grouped by their value in the commercial marketplace?


A) Weber
B) Marx
C) Millar
D) Simmel

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Mills believed that centralized power in the hands of a few ____________ democracy.


A) expanded
B) helped
C) hurt
D) stabilized

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Hegel felt that the relationship between slave and master was dialectic.This means that:


A) each is dependent on the other.
B) the slave has more power over the master than vice versa.
C) the relationship is short-lived.
D) the relationship can evolve into an intimate one.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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The game of Monopoly follows the rules of what standard of equality?


A) ontological equality
B) equality of opportunity
C) equality under God
D) equality of condition

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Soros has suggested that repealing the estate tax would result in a shift of the tax burden onto earnings,which would shift it onto people:


A) in the upper class.
B) with the most money.
C) in the middle class.
D) with less money.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Let's say your grandfather fought in World War II.When he returned from war,what educational level did his potential employer expect from him,and what were his chances for social mobility? Flash forward 60 years and compare this to veterans coming back from Iraq.What are their educational expectations and chances for social mobility?

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After World War II,a high school diploma...

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According to the "Relative Social Prestige of Selected U.S.Occupations" table (Table 7.1 in your text) ,which blue-collar occupation has the highest prestige score?


A) firefighter
B) police officer
C) electrician
D) aircraft mechanic

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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C.Wright Mills had a negative view of the elite-mass dichotomy.His viewpoint fits into what paradigm?


A) symbolic interactionism
B) functionalism
C) conflict
D) feminism

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Trade of goods and services across national boundaries,as well as the mobility of businesses and labor through immigration,is called:


A) international business.
B) globalization.
C) national labor.
D) intercommerce.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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