Exam 2: Culture

Describe the model of the social class structure in the United States from a Weberian perspective.

Sociologists are in agreement that poverty is always harmful to society.

A combination of three factors qualifies people for the ____________ class: university degrees, authority and independence on the job, and high income.

______________poverty refers to the condition in which people do not have the means to secure the most basic necessities of life.

The U.S. State Department estimates that about _______________foreigners are brought to the United States and enslaved annually.

In the United States, people over the age of 65 are the most likely to be poor.

Whereas Marx defined class in purely economic terms, sociologist_______________ developed a multidimensional approach to social stratification that reflects the interplay among wealth, prestige, and power.

Describe the difference between open and closed systems of stratification, and give an example of each.

Of the two categories of people who work for wages, Weber called the white-collar workers, public officials, managers, and professionals the .

Wealthy and successful sports figures such as LeBron James or Venus Williams would most accurately be placed in which social class?

______________poverty exists when people may be able to afford basic necessities but are still unable to maintain an average standard of living.

The term______________ refers to those who are poor, are seldom employed, and experience long-term deprivation.

Sociologist Karl Marx believed that workers are exploited as capitalists maximize their profit by paying the workers less than the resale values of what they produce. Marx believed that this resulted in a feeling of powerlessness and estrangement that he called_______________.