Miscellaneous Economics Mcqs

A. about the same across social classes
B. lower for the upper-middle class
C. lower for the lower classes
D. lower for the middle class

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

A. members of the middle class
B. members of minority groups
C. poor
D. B and C

A. social status
B. personal power
C. social power
D. occupational prestige

A. Karl Marx
B. Emile Durkheim
C. Adam Smith
D. Max Weber

A. social Darwinism
B. classical conservatism
C. structural functionalism
D. classical liberalism

A. the amount of education
B. occupation of the father
C. the nature of the first job
D. all of the above

A. being part of the law of nature
B. resulting from the struggle for goods and services in a society
C. serving the needs of society
D. all of the above

A. Stratification
B. Ethnicity and race
C. Head shape and eye color
D. Sex and age

A. offer ways to end inequality
B. answer the of what causes inequality
C. agree that inequality is an evil
D. offer two different ways of looking at inequality