Exam 11: Social Class in Canada

Define the concepts "intragenerational mobility" and "intergenerational mobility."

Which of the following categories of people are most likely to be tolerant on controversial behaviours such as homosexuality?

Education is an important determinant of _______ in industrial societies.

Explain the debate over the causes of poverty in Canada. What evidence suggests that the poor are responsible for poverty? What evidence suggests that society as a whole is responsible for poverty? Which side of the debate do you find more convincing? Why?

The working poor

The concept "feminization of poverty" refers to the fact that, in the United States,

Who are the working poor?

Which of the following factors affects social position in Canada?

Who, of the following, would be most likely to be poor?

The higher the level of education and occupation of _________________, the more years of schooling one is likely to complete.

Women of the upper-upper class often

The concept "conspicuous consumption" refers to

In Canadian society, wealth stands as an important source of power.

The anthropologist Oscar Lewis suggested the cause of poverty lies in