Question 1

Which concept is used by the U.S.government for the purpose of counting the poor?

Accepted Answer

A) poverty line 
B) poverty gap 
C) median income 
D) nonfarm family income 
A) poverty line 
B) poverty gap 
C) median income 
D) nonfarm family income

Question 2

The study of how race, class, and gender often result in multiple dimensions of disadvantage is called

Accepted Answer

A) subculture of poverty theory. 
B) cultural capital theory. 
C) social disorganization theory. 
D) intersection theory. 
A) subculture of poverty theory. 
B) cultural capital theory. 
C) social disorganization theory. 
D) intersection theory.

Question 3

Marco earns $45,000 a year as a government employee and receives interest from several certificates of deposit (CDs).The money that comes from these sources each year represents his

Accepted Answer

A) wealth. 
B) income. 
C) socioeconomic status. 
D) prestige. 
A) wealth. 
B) income. 
C) socioeconomic status. 
D) prestige.

Question 4

The richest 20 percent of the U.S.population controls what percentage of all privately-owned wealth?

Accepted Answer

A) 89 percent 
B) 59 percent 
C) 39 percent 
D) 20 percent 
A) 89 percent 
B) 59 percent 
C) 39 percent 
D) 20 percent

Question 5

Sociologist Herbert Gans claimed that inequality benefits

Accepted Answer

A) everyone by making society more productive. 
B) rich people by ensuring there is a supply of poor people willing to do almost any job, no matter how unpleasant. 
C) bureaucrats by expanding government assistance programs. 
D) corporations because poor people are a profitable market. 
A) everyone by making society more productive. 
B) rich people by ensuring there is a supply of poor people willing to do almost any job, no matter how unpleasant. 
C) bureaucrats by expanding government assistance programs. 
D) corporations because poor people are a profitable market.

Question 6

Poverty involves not only a lack of money; it also can mean a lack of skills, values, attitudes, and schooling, which together are called

Accepted Answer

A) meritocracy. 
B) cultural capital. 
C) the subculture of affluence. 
D) intersection theory. 
A) meritocracy. 
B) cultural capital. 
C) the subculture of affluence. 
D) intersection theory.

Question 7

Anthropologist Oscar Lewis referred to cultural patterns that make poverty a way of life as

Accepted Answer

A) the bell curve thesis. 
B) the culture of poverty. 
C) meritocracy. 
D) social disorganization. 
A) the bell curve thesis. 
B) the culture of poverty. 
C) meritocracy. 
D) social disorganization.

Question 8

A radical left solution to the problem of poverty would be

Accepted Answer

A) raising the minimum wage. 
B) creating equal opportunity for people to achieve according to their talents. 
C) expanding government assistance programs. 
D) replacing our nation's capitalist economic system. 
A) raising the minimum wage. 
B) creating equal opportunity for people to achieve according to their talents. 
C) expanding government assistance programs. 
D) replacing our nation's capitalist economic system.

Question 9

Jonas lives in a region of the United States with a very high poverty rate.He probably lives in

Accepted Answer

A) the Southwest, near the Mexican border 
B) New England, along the Atlantic coast 
C) the Midwest 
D) the Pacific Northwest 
A) the Southwest, near the Mexican border 
B) New England, along the Atlantic coast 
C) the Midwest 
D) the Pacific Northwest

Question 10

Former U.S.Secretary of State Colin Powell speaks as a conservative when he argues that the most effective way to prevent social problems like poverty is to

Accepted Answer

A) increase welfare benefits. 
B) teach children personal responsibility and hard work. 
C) eliminate welfare entirely. 
D) transform this country's market economy. 
A) increase welfare benefits. 
B) teach children personal responsibility and hard work. 
C) eliminate welfare entirely. 
D) transform this country's market economy.

Which concept is used by the U.S.government for the purpose of counting the poor?

The study of how race, class, and gender often result in multiple dimensions of disadvantage is called

Marco earns $45,000 a year as a government employee and receives interest from several certificates of deposit (CDs).The money that comes from these sources each year represents his

The richest 20 percent of the U.S.population controls what percentage of all privately-owned wealth?

Sociologist Herbert Gans claimed that inequality benefits

Poverty involves not only a lack of money; it also can mean a lack of skills, values, attitudes, and schooling, which together are called

Anthropologist Oscar Lewis referred to cultural patterns that make poverty a way of life as

A radical left solution to the problem of poverty would be

Jonas lives in a region of the United States with a very high poverty rate.He probably lives in

Former U.S.Secretary of State Colin Powell speaks as a conservative when he argues that the most effective way to prevent social problems like poverty is to

Sociology: Studying Social Problems

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Aging and Inequality

Crime, Violence, and Criminal Justice

Sexuality

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Physical and Mental Health

Economy and Politics

Work and the Workplace

Family Life

Education

Urban Life

Population and Global Inequality

Technology and the Environment

War and Terrorism

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Exam 2: Economic Inequality

Which concept is used by the U.S.government for the purpose of counting the poor?

The study of how race, class, and gender often result in multiple dimensions of disadvantage is called

Marco earns $45,000 a year as a government employee and receives interest from several certificates of deposit (CDs).The money that comes from these sources each year represents his

The richest 20 percent of the U.S.population controls what percentage of all privately-owned wealth?

Sociologist Herbert Gans claimed that inequality benefits

Poverty involves not only a lack of money; it also can mean a lack of skills, values, attitudes, and schooling, which together are called

Anthropologist Oscar Lewis referred to cultural patterns that make poverty a way of life as

A radical left solution to the problem of poverty would be

Jonas lives in a region of the United States with a very high poverty rate.He probably lives in

Former U.S.Secretary of State Colin Powell speaks as a conservative when he argues that the most effective way to prevent social problems like poverty is to

Sociology: Studying Social Problems

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Aging and Inequality

Crime, Violence, and Criminal Justice

Sexuality

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Physical and Mental Health

Economy and Politics

Work and the Workplace

Family Life

Education

Urban Life

Population and Global Inequality

Technology and the Environment

War and Terrorism

Filters