Question 1

What was the underlying assumption of Karl Marx as it related to determining one’s position on the social class ladder?

A. Social class was solely based on one’s relationship to the means of production.

B. Social class was based on one’s position in the Communist party.

C. Social class was determined by one’s ties to the ruling class.

D. Social class was determined by one’s level of education.

Question 2

Erik Wright used the term __________ to describe the condition when a person simultaneously occupies more than one class at the same time.

A. status inconsistency

B. contradictory class locations

C. class inconsistency

D. class ambiguity

Question 3

Based on the model of Kahl and Gilbert, the __________ class is most shaped by education.

A. capitalist

B. upper middle

C. lower middle

D. working

Question 4

Meredith is confined to a “medicinal straitjacket.” In view of this, what can be surmised about Meredith’s situation?

A. Meredith is a mentally disturbed upper class patient undergoing psychotherapy.

B. Meredith qualifies as being in poverty and is receiving tranquilizers for a diagnosed mental illness.

C. Meredith is a middle-class mental patient in seclusion receiving needed rest and relaxation.

D. Meredith has overdosed on tranquilizing drugs and is now undergoing detoxification.

For each of the following studies, use your decision tree to say 1) which test you would run for this study and 2) why.

a. We are studying the relationship between gender and the type of therapy people choose. Three types of therapy were studied: psychoanalysis, cognitive behavioral therapy, and art therapy. Is there are relationship between gender and therapy type?
b. We are interested in determining whether there is a difference in depression scores between people who have participated in one of three therapy types (psychoanalysis, cognitive behavioral therapy, and art therapy). Depression is measured on a psychological scale assumed to have equal intervals.
c. We are interested in comparing the scores of all people on measures of depression taken before and after participation in therapy.
d. We are interested in whether there is a difference in depression scores based on gender. Depression is measured on a psychological scale assumed to have equal intervals.
e. We are interested in whether there is a relationship between depression and anxiety. Both are measured on psychological scales assumed to have equal intervals.
f. We are interested in whether there is a difference in depression scores based on gender and type of therapy (the three types previously named). Depression is measured on a psychological scale assumed to have equal intervals.