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21) A closed system refers to a. a system that is based on ascribed status. b. a system that is based on achieved status. c. a system that is closed to foreigners. d. a system closed to inequality. 22) The Indian Constitution abolished the caste system in the year a. 1900. b. 1918. c. 1950. d. 2001. 23) All of the money you receive from salaries, fees paid for services, rents, grants, support payments, government assistance, and interest paid from stocks and bond holdings is your a. wealth. b. income. c. net worth. d. economic value. 24) Socio-economic status refers to all of the following except a. income. b. occupational prestige. c. education. d. intelligence quotient. 25) As discussed in your text, what are two components of inequality? a. property and status b. property and socio-economic status c. occupational prestige and power d. property and occupational prestige 26) “The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.” Which answer most accurately reflects this statement? a. Between 1999 and 2005, the median net worth of Canada’s richest families increased by 19 percent, while the net worth of the poorest Canadians fell by 43 percent. b. The richest 20 percent of Canadians had a median net worth estimated at $551 000. c. Between 1999 and 2005, the median net worth of Canada’s richest families increased by 19 percent while the net worth of the poorest Canadians stayed the same. d. Between 1984 to 1989, the net worth of Canada’s richest grew from $223 500 to $464 900. 27) The Davis-Moore thesis states that a. social inequality is functional. b. social inequality is dysfunctional. c. social class serves important functions. d. positions are filled by society’s elite. 28) According to _____________, society needs to attract the best people to fill important social roles. a. functionalism b. conflict theory c. symbolic interactionism d. feminism 29) According to the Davis-Moore thesis, social inequality instills in those who are assigned highly rewarded positions the desire to a. get ahead socially. b. complete their duties and responsibilities. c. transcend class differences. d. fulfill their destinies. 30) Stratification systems, from a Marxist perspective, do which of the following to social inequality? a. challenge b. institutionalize c. create d. reduce