Lesson 02B.1.1
02B.1.1 Social class and gender inequalities Quiz: OCR Sociology, Unit 6
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The 20 questions
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Which educational sector shows a persistent gender gap favoring girls at A level?
- Primary schools
- Higher education
- Special schools
- Apprenticeships
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Which sociological perspective focuses on patriarchy to explain gender inequalities?
- Functionalism
- New Right
- Feminism
- Marxism
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What term describes the concentration of women in low-paying, routine service occupations?
- The glass ceiling
- Positivism
- Vertical segregation
- Cultural capital
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Which social class experiences the highest rates of persistent relative poverty in the UK?
- Working class
- Service class
- Ruling class
- Middle class
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What is the primary measure of occupational social class currently used in UK official statistics?
- Index of Deprivation
- NS-SEC
- Free school meals
- Registrar General
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Which theory argues that class inequalities are functional to ensure the most important jobs are filled?
- Interactionism
- Feminism
- Marxism
- Functionalism
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What concept did Pierre Bourdieu use to describe non-economic assets like knowledge and credentials?
- Social capital
- Economic capital
- Surplus value
- Cultural capital
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What term describes invisible barriers preventing women from reaching senior corporate management?
- Sticky floor
- Glass ceiling
- Iron cage
- Glass escalator
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Which legislation made it illegal to pay women less than men for equal work?
- Sex Discrimination Act
- Hate Crime Act
- Equality Act
- Equal Pay Act
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Sarah comes from a wealthy family and uses her elite contacts to secure an internship. What is this?
- Ascribed status
- Working class
- Absolute poverty
- Social capital
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John works as a corporate lawyer and inherits property wealth. Which social class does he belong to?
- Proletariat
- Middle class
- Working class
- Underclass
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Which social class is most likely to experience the highest rates of premature mortality?
- Upper class
- Middle class
- Working class
- Ruling class
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What term describes the segregation of men and women into entirely different types of occupations?
- Meritocratic sorting
- Horizontal segregation
- Vertical segregation
- Social mobility
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Which group did Marxist sociologist Karl Marx identify as the owners of the means of production?
- Underclass
- Lumpenproletariat
- Bourgeoisie
- Proletariat
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What type of social mobility involves moving from a manual working-class job to a professional role?
- Absolute poverty
- Intragenerational mobility
- Intergenerational mobility
- Ascribed status
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Which sociological perspective argues that gender roles are biologically determined and functionally necessary?
- Radical feminism
- Marxism
- Postmodernism
- New Right
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What concept suggests that poverty is passed down through generations via distinct norms and values?
- Culture of poverty
- Meritocracy
- Social capital
- Social closure
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Which term describes the unequal division of domestic labour between working partners?
- Meritocracy
- Social mobility
- Class stratification
- Dual burden
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Which sociological perspective highlights the intersection of class, gender, and ethnic inequalities?
- Functionalism
- New Right
- Marxism
- Intersectionality
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What term describes the earnings gap between average hourly rates of men and women?
- Wealth disparity
- Gender pay gap
- Income tax
- Class divide
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