Inequalities

Match the statement/scenario to the appropriate sociological term

• Discrimination

• A manager refuses to hire a man because he attended a subpar university.

• Stereotyping

• A woman believes that men are the "breadwinners" of families.

• Prejudice

• A middle-class parent's disdain for "rich, snobby people" results in a reluctance to let their child associate with upper-middle class peers.

Zoe, Grace, and Arjun are having a debate on social issues. They are discussing various sources of prejudice and discrimination. According to their discussion, which of the following is NOT a source of prejudice and discrimination?

• Ingroup bias

• Stereotyping

• Scapegoating

• Legal discrimination

• Social cohesion

Feminists theory

• addressing gender inequalities

• adressing age inequalities

• addressing pay inequalities

• addressing race inequalties

Gendered divison of labor

• How society assign roles based on gender

• gender not having anything to do with job roles

• you choose your own role

• race choosing your role

Which sociologist(s) believe that social inequalities help motivate people to develop specialist skills that help society function?

• Davis & Moore

• Gans

• Parsons

• Marx

Which of the following is not a criticism of functionalist explanations of social class inequalities?

• The dysfunction caused by poverty is ignored.

• They assume that individuals are passive and unaware of their exploitation.

• Money and material wealth do not motivate all people.

• They can't explain who decides which jobs are most functional for society.

What is the most significant cause of social inequalities in a society according to Karl Marx?

• Capitalism

• Socialisation

• Patriarchy

• The Proletariat

According to Karl Marx, how do social inequalities help prevent class consciousness amongst the proletariat?

• Alienate the forces of production

• Increase the armed bodies of men

• Increase class polarisation

• Reinforce the ideological state apparatus

Which of the following is a valid criticism of Marxist explanations of social class inequalities?

• Capitalism has increased wealth for all.

• Marx ignores the dysfunction caused by social inequalities.

• Technological advances have increased profits and destabilised jobs.

• The growing underclass had been ignored.

What key terms explains how women are more likely to experience poverty in comparison to men?

• The Feminisation of Poverty

• The Glass Ceiling Effect

• The Hidden Costs of Gender

• Patriarchal Poverty