Question 1

Class refers to:&#10;A) Your level of poverty&#10;B) What a person has in comparison to others&#10;C) Where you live&#10;D) Your status in society

Accepted Answer

B

Question 2

Socially constructed differences concerning bodily health and lifespan are called:&#10;A) Vital inequalities&#10;B) Existential inequalities&#10;C) Resource inequality&#10;D) Life inequalities

Accepted Answer

Vital inequalities are socially constructed differences concerning bodily health and lifespan.

Question 3

Which of the following is an existential inequality?&#10;A) Unequal access to income&#10;B) Unequal access to healthcare&#10;C) Unequal allocations of political rights&#10;D) Unequal allocations of wealth

Accepted Answer

Existential inequalities are inequalities that affect people's ability to live a full and meaningful life. Unequal allocations of political rights is an existential inequality because it affects people's ability to participate in the political process and have a say in the decisions that are made about their lives.

Question 4

What type of inequality refers to unequal access to income, wealth or education?&#10;A) Monetary inequality&#10;B) Vital inequality&#10;C) Resource inequality&#10;D) Income inequality

Accepted Answer

Resource inequality refers to unequal access to resources such as income, wealth, or education.

Question 5

Meritocracy describes:&#10;A) The appointment of friends and family to positions of power regardless of their skill set&#10;B) Rewards generated through an individual's ability and effort&#10;C) Rewards gained through a person's social network&#10;D) When individuals take credit for another person's work

Accepted Answer

Meritocracy describes a system in which rewards are generated through an individual's ability and effort.

Question 6

Which theorist distinguished 4 main types of capital?&#10;A) Pierre Bourdieu&#10;B) Karl Marx&#10;C) Max Weber&#10;D) Friedrich Engels

Accepted Answer

Pierre Bourdieu distinguished 4 main types of capital: economic, cultural, social, and symbolic capital.

Question 7

Since the 1970s many countries have experienced:&#10;A) A slight increase in income inequalities&#10;B) Dramatic increase in income inequalities&#10;C) A decline in income inequalities&#10;D) No change to their levels of income inequality

Accepted Answer

Since the 1970s, many countries, particularly in the Western world, have seen a dramatic increase in income inequalities due to factors such as globalization, technological advancements, and changes in tax policies.

Question 8

The world inequality report (2018) argues that between 1980-2016 strong growth in emerging markets was associated with:&#10;A) No change in inequality levels&#10;B) The eradication of inequality&#10;C) Decreased inequalities&#10;D) Increased inequalities

Accepted Answer

The report indicates that despite strong growth in emerging markets, inequality levels have increased during the period from 1980 to 2016.

Question 9

Jonathan Mijs (2019) argues that most people who live in more inequal societies are:&#10;A) Unsympathetic to inequality&#10;B) Unaware of the true extent of inequality&#10;C) Fully informed on the extent of inequality&#10;D) Upper class

Accepted Answer

Jonathan Mijs (2019) argues that people in more unequal societies are often unaware of the true extent of inequality, as inequality becomes normalized and less visible in everyday life.

Question 10

Since 1960 the gap between the per-capita GDP of the US and Latin America has grown by:&#10;A) 155%&#10;B) 53%&#10;C) 13%&#10;D) 206%

Accepted Answer

The gap between the per-capita GDP of the US and Latin America has grown by 206% since 1960.

Deck 10: Class