Socioeconomic Status and Inequality in Canada Quiz

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Which theoretical approach focuses on the ways that class and inequality contribute to social conflict?

  • Conflict theory (correct)
  • Symbolic interactionism
  • Functionalism
  • Feminism

Which concept refers to the movement of individuals or groups from one social class to another within a society?

  • Interpretive theory
  • Social determinants of health
  • Social mobility (correct)
  • Intragenerational mobility

What are the key theoretical approaches to the socioeconomics of class and inequality?

  • Postmodernism, structuralism, behaviorism, and humanism
  • Positivism, rational choice theory, critical theory, and post-structuralism
  • Marxism, capitalism, socialism, and communism
  • Conflict theory, feminism, functionalism, and symbolic interactionism (correct)

What measures the differences in health status across segments of Canadian society?

<p>Social determinants of health (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of promoting social and economic inclusion?

<p>Addressing the challenges experienced by marginalized Canadians (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of conflict theory in relation to class and inequality?

<p>Highlighting how class and inequality contribute to social conflict (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theoretical approach emphasizes the importance of understanding inter- and intragenerational social mobility?

<p>Symbolic interactionism (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of promoting social and economic inclusion?

<p>Addressing the challenges experienced by marginalized Canadians (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which concept refers to the movement of individuals or groups from one social class to another within a society?

<p>Social mobility (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do measures of poverty primarily aim to understand?

<p>The extent of economic deprivation and its impact (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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