Inequalities

One's position in the social class structure may impact?

• Family life

• Crime and Deviance

• Education

• All of the following

Which of the following is not an example of systemic discrimination?

• A landlord refusing to loan to an African-American male

• Redlining

• Inequality in health care coverage

• Unequal school funding

Which of the following is true regarding gender inequality in the workplace?

• Women are overrepresented in leadership positions

• Women are paid equally to men

• Women do not receive compensation during maternity leave

• Women are less likely to occupy lower-paying jobs

Who argued that there is a social class beneath the working class, also known as the underclass?

• Marx

• Hope-Goldthorpe

• Murray

• Weber

Max Weber defined the term ........ ........ to describe how some members of society had much better opportunities than others to achieve things.

......... is one of the most unequal societies in Europe in terms of income.

• France

• Britain

• Spain

• Germany

.......... and ........ thinkers have argued that unequal rewards are actually beneficial for society.

• Functionalist and New Right

• Marxist and Weberian

Imagine Michael, Abigail, and Henry are discussing social issues. Michael says, 'Social inequality is to _____________ as social stratification is to _______________.' Can you help Abigail and Henry understand what Michael is referring to?

• class divisions; unequal access to goods/resources

• unequal access to goods/resources; class divisions

• functionalism; symbolic interactionism

During a lively sociology debate, William argues that social inequalities are the result of different groups competing for resources, representing the (a)   perspective. Aria, on the other hand, believes that inequalities stem from the accessibility to things we use to represent our social standing, which is the (b)   perspective. James is intrigued and wants to learn more about both perspectives.

• conflict

• symbolic interactionist

• functionalist

Think back to the wealth inequality video you watch in the slides (Slide 14). What struck you most about what you watched and why?