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SOC 260 (Class, Status, and Power) Midterm Exam

Due on Blackboard in .pdf or .doc format: Thursday, March 25 by 12:00 noon

100 points

Section 1: True or False (10 questions, 2.5 points each, 25 points)

Choose true or false for each statement. If false, correct the statement so that it is true

1) Class-based stratification systems allow for more mobility than status-based systems

• True False

Correction:

2) According to the "ideal of craftsmanship," the craftsman's satisfaction in work is

primarily extrinsic

• False True

Correction:

In accordance with or reference to the idea of craftsmanship, work by a craftsman is primarily

intrinsic.

3) Over the past 50 years, the share of income held by middle-class Americans has gone

down

• True False

Correction:

4) According to Fromm, the marketing character experiences their value primarily as "use

value"

• True False

Correction:

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5) Though economic polarization was a problem in the past, this is not the case in post-

industrial America

• False True

Correction:

In post-industrial America, skills are classified into top Class: those with high skills equal to

increased reimbursement and low Class, soft skills and low pay. The middle group or Class has

people with moderate skills and moderate-income. This division in America due to polarization

has been a problem since polarization ad post-industrialization America.

6) In comparison to the "new middle class", the "old middle class" had a spirit of self

reliance

• True False

Correction:

7) Inequality in America is solely an issue of the 1% versus the 99%

• True False

Correction:

8) The labor theory of value tells us that value is only added to the world through the

process of labor

• False True

Correction:

The theory of labor on value talks of the total sum value of a product being determined by the

amount of work contributed to the particular entity.

9) Les Leopold sees the "Better Business Climate" as a key factor behind runaway

inequality in America

• True False

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SOC 260 (Class, Status, and Power) Midterm Exam Due on Blackboard in .pdf or .doc format: Thursday, March 25 by 12:00 noon 100 points Section 1: True or False (10 questions, 2.5 points each, 25 points) Choose true or false for each statement. If false, correct the statement so that it is true 1) Class-based stratification systems allow for more mobility than status-based systems • True False Correction: 2) According to the "ideal of craftsmanship," the craftsman's satisfaction in work is primarily extrinsic • False True Correction: In accordance with or reference to the idea of craftsmanship, work by a craftsman is primarily intrinsic. 3) Over the past 50 years, the share of income held by middle-class Americans has gone down • True False Correction: 4) According to Fromm, the marketing character experiences their value primarily as "use value" • True False Correction: 5) Though economic polarization was a problem in the past, this is not the case in postindustrial America • False True Correction: In post-industrial America, skills are classified into top Class: those with high skills equal to increased reimbursement and low Class, soft skills and low pay. The middle group or Class has people with moderate skills and moderate-income. This division in America due to polarization has been a problem since polarization ad post-industrialization America. 6) In comparison to the "new middle class", the "old middle class" had a spirit of self reliance • True Fal ...
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