Lesson 02B.2.2
02B.2.2 Weberian, feminist and New Right explanations of inequality Quiz: OCR Sociology, Unit 6
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The 20 questions
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Which theorist expanded Marx's two-class model by adding market situation and status?
- Talcott Parsons
- Max Weber
- Karl Marx
- Emile Durkheim
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According to Max Weber, what is the term for social standing based on honour or prestige?
- Status
- Party
- Power
- Class
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Which Weberian concept refers to groups formed for political action and power?
- Class
- Party
- Status group
- Fraction
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Which feminist perspective attributes gender inequality primarily to the capitalist economic system?
- Liberal feminism
- Radical feminism
- Marxist feminism
- Difference feminism
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Which feminist strand focuses on overthrowing patriarchy as the root cause of inequality?
- Marxist feminism
- Liberal feminism
- Radical feminism
- Black feminism
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Which perspective seeks equality through legal reform, anti-discrimination laws and changing social attitudes?
- Marxist feminism
- New Right
- Liberal feminism
- Radical feminism
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What political perspective views the welfare state as creating a culture of dependency?
- Social democracy
- Liberal feminism
- Marxism
- New Right
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Which New Right theorist famously coined the term 'underclass' linked to welfare dependency?
- Anthony Giddens
- Max Weber
- Charles Murray
- Karl Marx
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Which term describes a Weberian market situation disadvantage involving low-paid, insecure work?
- Class fraction
- Bourgeoisie
- Patriarchal dividend
- False consciousness
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If a female worker earns less due to patriarchal employer attitudes, which approach best explains this?
- New Right
- Functionalism
- Radical feminism
- Classical Marxism
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Which perspective would support cutting state benefits to encourage lone parents into paid work?
- Socialism
- Liberal feminism
- Marxist feminism
- New Right
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A sociologist studies how ethnic minority women face combined class, gender and racial inequalities. What is this?
- Functionalism
- Intersectionality
- Meritocracy
- Class polarization
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Which concept describes the invisible barriers preventing women from reaching senior corporate positions?
- Glass ceiling
- Underclass
- Reserve army
- Iron cage
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What does Max Weber call the pessimistic view of modern bureaucratic societies trapping individuals?
- Iron cage
- Glass ceiling
- Total institution
- Golden handcuffs
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Which perspective criticises both traditional Marxism and radical feminism for ignoring women of colour?
- New Right
- Weberianism
- Black feminism
- Functionalism
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What do New Right theorists argue is the ideal family structure to prevent social decay?
- Nuclear family
- Single-parent family
- Communal household
- Reconstituted family
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Which theory suggests inequality is multi-dimensional, combining class, status and power dimensions?
- Weberianism
- Functionalism
- New Right
- Marxism
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What feminist term describes the unpaid domestic work and childcare expected of women?
- Market situation
- Reserve army
- Iron cage
- Triple shift
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Which perspective views the expansion of the welfare state as detrimental to personal initiative?
- Liberal feminism
- Social democracy
- New Right
- Marxism
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Which writer argued capitalism exploits female labour as a disposable reserve army of workers?
- Marxist feminist
- Liberal feminist
- Weberian
- New Right
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