Exam 8: Social Stratification

In general, people in the______ tend to be less tolerant of controversial behavior such as homosexuality.

Read the following four statements about homeless people in the United States. Which statement is CORRECT?

Conspicuous consumption refers to the fact that rich people and poor people generally shop for different products, such as foods and clothing.

People in the lower-upper class are sometimes said to have "old money."

The wealthiest 1 percent of U.S. families (the "super-rich") control about ______of the nation's privately held wealth.

The lowest-earning 20 percent of all U.S. families receive ______of all income.

Sociologist William Julius Wilson suggests the cause of poverty lies in

In the former Soviet Union classes emerged based on the type of jobs people held.

The wealthiest 5 percent of U.S. families (the "very rich") control about______ of the nation's privately held wealth.

The latest data show that welfare reform has

In 2008, about______ of the heads of poor families in the United States worked full-time for the entire year, yet were below the poverty line

Because the law requires every U.S. child to attend school, there is very little educational inequality in this nation.

In past centuries, the majority of British people were members of the aristocracy.

A fair criticism of the Davis-Moore thesis is the fact that

Being in the upper-upper class is usually the result of______ ; being in the lower-upper class is more a matter of______ .

The chapter-opening story of passenger deaths that accompanied the sinking of the ocean liner Titanic shows that

In general, societies that have a caste system have an economy based on

In the United States, the typical Hispanic American family earns about ______of the income typical of non-Hispanic white families.

In most poor families in the United States, there is no one with a full-time job.

The lowest-ranking 40 percent of U.S. families have