Question 1

Discuss Toronto's efforts to count the homeless, noting methods, problems encountered, and solutions to these problems.

Accepted Answer

Toronto has made significant efforts to

Question 2

Explain what factors affect upward social mobility in Canada. Do the same with downward social mobility.

Accepted Answer

Upward social mobility in Canada can be

Question 3

The lower-upper class

Accepted Answer

A)  can enjoy the same levels of prestige enjoyed by those with rich and famous grandparents. 
B)  depend on wealth, as much as earnings, as their primary source of income. 
C)  can readily join prestigious clubs because they can afford high initiation and yearly fees. 
D)  are often referred to as the "nouveau riche." 
A)  can enjoy the same levels of prestige enjoyed by those with rich and famous grandparents. 
B)  depend on wealth, as much as earnings, as their primary source of income. 
C)  can readily join prestigious clubs because they can afford high initiation and yearly fees. 
D)  are often referred to as the "nouveau riche."

Question 4

In Canada, an increasing share of the poor are

Accepted Answer

A)  single women and their children. 
B)  married couples with children. 
C)  single men. 
D)  working people. 
A)  single women and their children. 
B)  married couples with children. 
C)  single men. 
D)  working people.

Question 5

The primary cause of poverty is society, not individual character traits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Jobs typically performed by women carry more prestige than those typically performed by men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How is the wealth of the rich different from the wealth of ordinary people?

Accepted Answer

The wealth of the rich, often referred t

Question 8

Education is an important determinant of labour force participation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to your textbook, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the average middle-class person?

Accepted Answer

A)  They work in less prestigious white-collar occupations. 
B)  They work in highly skilled blue-collar occupations. 
C)  Few of them own their own houses. 
D)  Their children often go to university close to home. 
A)  They work in less prestigious white-collar occupations. 
B)  They work in highly skilled blue-collar occupations. 
C)  Few of them own their own houses. 
D)  Their children often go to university close to home.

Question 10

A deprivation of resources that is life-threatening is called

Accepted Answer

A)  comparable poverty. 
B)  analogous poverty. 
C)  absolute poverty. 
D)  relative poverty. 
A)  comparable poverty. 
B)  analogous poverty. 
C)  absolute poverty. 
D)  relative poverty.

Question 11

A good example of a person in the upper-upper class is

Accepted Answer

A)  J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books. 
B)  Elizabeth II, the Queen of England. 
C)  anyone who is part of the "working rich." 
D)  the president of the United States. 
A)  J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books. 
B)  Elizabeth II, the Queen of England. 
C)  anyone who is part of the "working rich." 
D)  the president of the United States.

Question 12

In general, people of lower-class position

Accepted Answer

A)  live in safer and less stressful environments. 
B)  are more likely to describe their own health as "excellent." 
C)  live fewer years overall. 
D)  live more years overall. 
A)  live in safer and less stressful environments. 
B)  are more likely to describe their own health as "excellent." 
C)  live fewer years overall. 
D)  live more years overall.

Question 13

Canada does not measure or tax wealth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Among the following, which has the lowest median income?

Accepted Answer

A)  British Columbia 
B)  Quebec 
C)  the Yukon 
D)  Newfoundland 
A)  British Columbia 
B)  Quebec 
C)  the Yukon 
D)  Newfoundland

Question 15

Non-immigrants have higher low-income rates than immigrants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The concept of "intergenerational social mobility" refers to change in social position

Accepted Answer

A)  over a person's lifetime. 
B)  when moving from one type of job to another. 
C)  in a downward direction. 
D)  by children in relation to their parents. 
A)  over a person's lifetime. 
B)  when moving from one type of job to another. 
C)  in a downward direction. 
D)  by children in relation to their parents.

Question 17

Big houses are an example of conspicuous consumption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT defined in your text as a dimension of social inequality?

Accepted Answer

A)  wealth 
B)  power 
C)  occupational prestige 
D)  birth order 
A)  wealth 
B)  power 
C)  occupational prestige 
D)  birth order

Question 19

Canadian society is not highly stratified.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Poverty is more pronounced among certain segments of the Canadian population. Explain.

Accepted Answer

Poverty is more pronounced among certain

Exam 11: Social Class in Canada

Discuss Toronto's efforts to count the homeless, noting methods, problems encountered, and solutions to these problems.

Explain what factors affect upward social mobility in Canada. Do the same with downward social mobility.

The lower-upper class

In Canada, an increasing share of the poor are

The primary cause of poverty is society, not individual character traits.

Jobs typically performed by women carry more prestige than those typically performed by men.

How is the wealth of the rich different from the wealth of ordinary people?

Education is an important determinant of labour force participation.

According to your textbook, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the average middle-class person?

A deprivation of resources that is life-threatening is called

A good example of a person in the upper-upper class is

In general, people of lower-class position

Canada does not measure or tax wealth.

Among the following, which has the lowest median income?

Non-immigrants have higher low-income rates than immigrants.

The concept of "intergenerational social mobility" refers to change in social position

Big houses are an example of conspicuous consumption.

Which of the following is NOT defined in your text as a dimension of social inequality?

Canadian society is not highly stratified.

Poverty is more pronounced among certain segments of the Canadian population. Explain.

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