Economics MCQs

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Structural functionalism is the intellectual descendent of________________?
A. Marxism
B. Social darwinism
C. Classical liberalism
D. Classical conservatism
The text primarily applied Weber,s notion of status to______________?
A. Positions in the social system
B. Ranked occupational positions
C. Spending and consumption patterns
D. Prestige derived from ancestry
Societies with landed gentry and inherited titles resemble_________________?
A. Caste systems
B. Estate systems
C. Class systems
D. Status systems
The “New Class” is characterized as consisting of______________?
A. Apolitical bureaucrats
B. The working poor
C. Former members of the middle class
D. Professionals with skills important in the information society
individuals who hold lesser positions and make less money than their parents are displaying_____________?
A. Status inconsistency
B. Horizontal mobility
C. Intragenerational mobility
D. Intergenerational mobility
The importance of status is supported by_____________?
A. Statistics on cancer deaths
B. A recent study by an epidemiologist
C. The fact that people revere academics
D. None of the above
The Marxian model of class structure divided the population into______________?
A. Quintiles
B. Six or seven layers
C. The bourgeosiie and the proletariat
D. The haves and the have nots