Chapter 6 Quiz

. The inequality between social categories or social groups is termed

. A form of inequality between groups in which people believe they are being treated unequally in comparison to another group they view as similar to themselves is called

. What social science did the marginal productivity theory emerge from?

. All of the following people view inequality as negative except

. How many social classes did Karl Marx identify?

. David Grusky identified four common ways of measuring inequality in sociology. Which way refers to how likely it is that someone at the top or bottom of one inequality will also appear at the top or bottom of other inequality categories?

. David Grusky identified four common ways of measuring inequality in sociology. Which way refers to the level of concentration of a specific asset within a larger population—for example, how much of the total income of a nation is controlled by the wealthiest 1 percent?

. David Grusky identified four common ways of measuring inequality in sociology. Which way refers to how likely it is that people can move from one part of the stratification system to another, whether up or down?

. David Grusky identified four common ways of measuring inequality in sociology. Which way refers to the degree to which patterns of inequality are connected to traits that are present at birth, such as race, gender, ethnicity, parental background, or nationality?

. What term captures the variety of sociological measures of social position, including those related to income and wealth, educational attainment, and occupational prestige?

. Which of the statements below accurately describes trends in inequality in the United States?

. Most Americans describe themselves as

. When you experience movement in your social life but don't change your overall position in the socioeconomic stratification system, you have experienced

. When you experience a change in social position, regardless of what is happening with other people, you have experienced

. When you experience upward or downward social mobility, you are experiencing

. When you compare your change in social status to other people's change in social status, you are focusing on

. What is one policy that most nations of the world have adopted to reduce inequality?

. Which group of people has been disproportionately harmed by poverty, globally?

. Which department of the US federal government enforces laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, disability, religion, family status, or national origin?

. In what way does The Bachelor depict men as commodities?

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