Exam 4: Social Class Variations in Us Families

Fictive kin was the term given by Carol Stack to refer to welfare recipients who make up names of relatives to increase the amount of support they receive from the government.

According to Marx, the middle class is composed of the bourgeoisie, while the working class comprises the __________.

The poverty index, as developed by the Social Security Administration, is based on

Which of the following theories argues that gender differences in poverty are a function of poor economic conditions and poverty levels in general:

What is meant by social stratification? Compare and contrast the functionalist and conflict explanations of stratification.

Social stratification refers to:

Poor women are reluctant to marry the fathers of their children because:

Which statement is true about social mobility?

Which statement is true about public assistance and poverty?

Human, social, and cultural forms of capital have little to do with socioeconomic status.

Wealthy or upper class families tend to be

In working families that reside at the top of the stratification system:

Define vertical and horizontal mobility. What three phenomena are influential in terms of social mobility?

Women in wealthy families are said to serve as gatekeepers for many of the institutions of the very rich.

__________ theorists view a stratified society, not as leading to stability and order, but to dissatisfaction, alienation, and exploitation.

Single parenting among women in the U.S. is associated with higher rates of poverty.

How does the class position of working parents affect their child-rearing practices? Explain.

__________ is the ranking of people into positions of equality and inequality.

Higher wages for those working, as well as investments in education, are two very important factors in getting people off of welfare and on to economic independence.

How is poverty determined?