Exam 10: Stratification and Social Class: Urban and Suburban Lifestyles

Zip code 10065 is the most prestigious one in New York City, for it encompasses much of , the country's most affluent neighborhood.

Which of the following most closely resembles the suburban stereotype?

Based on the text's discussion, discuss suburban social class diversity.

In 2013, the official poverty rate was percent.

The main distinction between W. Lloyd Warner's upper-upper and lower-upper classes was essentially that of "old money" and "new money."

What are "DINKS"? Give an example.

Based on the text's discussion, outline the disparity of income distribution in the United States today.

Unlike the immigrant poor of the past, today's poor inner-city residents face social isolation.

Some urban neighborhoods have such extreme levels of poverty and unemployment that social scientists call them

Herbert Gans referred to urban working-class neighborhoods as ethnic villages.

In every nation of the world, people are ranked in a social hierarchy that determines their quality of life.

Beauregard claimed that to be middle class meant to have more than money. It also included having

Herbert Gans referred to a city's working-class neighborhoods as

Minority suburbanization is most pronounced in metropolitan regions of 500,000 or more.

Which of the following best represents the caricature created to illustrate low-income urban neighborhoods?

is a composite ranking based on various dimensions of social inequality.

is the hierarchical ranking within a society of various social class groups according to wealth, power, and prestige.

More Asians live in suburbia than any other racial or ethnic category.

Today's suburbs fit the white, middle-class, and family-with-kids stereotype.

described wealth, status, and power as the major dimensions of social stratification.