Chp. 9 Quiz

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The Davis-Moore Thesis states:
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That the more society values a particular profession, the more the people in that profession will make.
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According to the author we find violations of caste rules here in the US where Indians who migrate here find themselves with many opportunities. Their ______________ increase by virtue of their being able to shift residence from a caste to a class society.
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Life chances
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Mohit spent his days combing through garbage in Mumbai, India with his brothers and sisters. Sometimes he would find food, or something to sell for money. He never tried to overcome his lower-class status because he had seen his friends try and fail. So, he accepted his fate, and tried to live life as best he could in a closed society. Mohit is an example of someone living under:
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A caste system
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One main issue in studying global social inequality is:
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Social inequality is relative and therefore, difficult to compare across cultures.
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___________________ is research of mobility within a generation.
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Intra-generational Mobility
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Hope is desperate for the new designer purse that she saw while window shopping at her local mall. She knew every girl in school would covet her bag and wish to be like her. When she walked in, she whipped out her credit card, and purchased the $5,000 bag. This kind of purchasing is called:
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Conspicuous consumption
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What is particularly unique about the United States middle class?
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It is broken into two subcategories: upper and lower middle class.
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The socio-economic layering of society's members according to property, power, and prestige is called __________________.
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Social Stratification
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_______________________ is research of mobility between generations (IE: grandparents to parents to grandchildren to great-grandchildren).
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Inter-generational Mobility
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Max Weber said __________ are access to basic opportunities and resources in the marketplace.
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life chances