Exam 8: Stratification and Social Mobility in the United States

Explain income and wealth inequality in the United States.

Which of the following refers to the movement of individuals or groups from one position of society's stratification system to another?

The lower class disproportionately consists of minority groups.

Which sociological perspective suggests that the higher rates of poverty among single mothers are due to the difficulty women have finding affordable child care,to sexual harassment,and to sex discrimination in the labor market?

Max Weber uses the term class to refer to people who share a similar level of

According to Karl Marx,a worker with class consciousness may feel that he or she is being treated fairly by the bourgeoisie,and a worker with false consciousness realizes that all workers are being exploited by the bourgeoisie and have a common stake in revolution.

Which of these factors affects whether a person becomes poor?

Wealth,status,and power ensure happiness.

Describe how Lenski's view of stratification can represent a synthesis of the conflict and functionalist views of stratification and poverty.

Which term is used to refer to the reputation that a specific person has within an occupation?

Explain poverty.Who are the poor?

Discuss Karl Marx's view on class differentiation.Define the terms bourgeoisie and proletariat.Describe what Marx termed a false consciousness,and give an example to support your answer.

A family lives in a remote area of Appalachia,where coal mines that once employed many workers have been idle for years.There are no jobs in the area,the distant schools are poorly funded,and because of the remote location,there are no churches or medical facilities nearby.These poor,chronically unemployed people who barely survive from winter to winter are an example of

Which of the following terms refers to hereditary systems of rank that are relatively fixed,immobile,and generally religiously dictated?

Peasants being required to work land leased to them by nobles in exchange for military protection are a part of a caste system.

Which of the following terms is used by sociologists for a structured ranking of groups of people that perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power in society?

Social scientists have found that inequality only exists in developed societies.

Karl Marx used the term proletariat to refer to the

Which of the following refers to a floating standard of deprivation by which people at the bottom of a society are judged to be disadvantaged in comparison to the nation as a whole?

Which of the following factors have contributed to the shrinking size of the middle class?