Question 1

The highest concentration of high-income people is found:

Accepted Answer

A)  in small towns of the Midwest. 
B)  near large metropolitan areas, especially on the East and West Coasts. 
C)  in the Southwest. 
D)  in the deep South. 
A)  in small towns of the Midwest. 
B)  near large metropolitan areas, especially on the East and West Coasts. 
C)  in the Southwest. 
D)  in the deep South.

Question 2

Being in the upper-upper class is usually the result of _____ being in the lower-upper class is more a matter of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  birth achievement 
B)  business success birth 
C)  gender birth 
D)  high-income low-income 
A)  birth achievement 
B)  business success birth 
C)  gender birth 
D)  high-income low-income

Question 3

How has the expansion of the global economy affected class structure in the United States?

Accepted Answer

The expansion of the global economy has

Question 4

Which of the following factors tends to raise your social standing?

Accepted Answer

A)  divorce 
B)  leave school to get a job 
C)  marry and stay married 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  divorce 
B)  leave school to get a job 
C)  marry and stay married 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 5

In the United States, white people are more likely to own their own homes than African Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Today, the wealth of the average U.S. family is about:

Accepted Answer

A)  $33,100. 
B)  $53,100. 
C)  $100,000. 
D)  $203,100. 
A)  $33,100. 
B)  $53,100. 
C)  $100,000. 
D)  $203,100.

Question 7

Which of the following categories of people are most likely to be liberal on social issues (say, by supporting feminism)?

Accepted Answer

A)  rich, highly-educated people 
B)  average, middle class people 
C)  less-educated working class people 
D)  All these categories are equally likely to be liberal on social issues. 
A)  rich, highly-educated people 
B)  average, middle class people 
C)  less-educated working class people 
D)  All these categories are equally likely to be liberal on social issues.

Question 8

In 2009, U.S. women working full time earned 77 percent as much as comparable men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

About _____ of the richest people in the United States gained at least some of their fortune from inheritance.

Accepted Answer

A)  one-eighth 
B)  one-fourth 
C)  one-third 
D)  two-thirds 
A)  one-eighth 
B)  one-fourth 
C)  one-third 
D)  two-thirds

Question 10

Many people consider the United States to be a "middle-class society." Based on the material in this chapter, explain why people think this way, and also explain how correct you think this claim is.

Accepted Answer

Many people consider the United States t

Question 11

During the last twenty years, which category of the U.S. population has experienced the largest gains in average income?

Accepted Answer

A)  the lowest-paid 20 percent 
B)  the middle 20 percent 
C)  the highest-paid 20 percent 
D)  All income categories have experienced about the same level of upward social mobility. 
A)  the lowest-paid 20 percent 
B)  the middle 20 percent 
C)  the highest-paid 20 percent 
D)  All income categories have experienced about the same level of upward social mobility.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Point to evidence that helps you assess whether or not the responsibility for poverty lies with the poor or with society as a whole.

Accepted Answer

One piece of evidence that can help asse

Question 14

The richest 20 percent of U.S. families earn 48 percent of all income, while the bottom 20 percent earn only about 4 percent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In 2009, about _____ of U. S. adults over the age of 25 were college graduates.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  30 percent 
C)  45 percent 
D)  77 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  30 percent 
C)  45 percent 
D)  77 percent

Question 17

In the United States, the median income for African American families is about _____ as much as that for a non-Hispanic, white family.

Accepted Answer

A)  36 percent 
B)  57 percent 
C)  76 percent 
D)  96 percent 
A)  36 percent 
B)  57 percent 
C)  76 percent 
D)  96 percent

Question 18

Typically, a family's wealth is greater than the family's income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In 2009, the median income for U.S. families was about:

Accepted Answer

A)  $16,000. 
B)  $36,000. 
C)  $60,088 
D)  $76,000. 
A)  $16,000. 
B)  $36,000. 
C)  $60,088 
D)  $76,000.

Question 20

As surprising as it may seem, in the United States, poor people typically have better health than rich people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Social Class in the United States

The highest concentration of high-income people is found:

Being in the upper-upper class is usually the result of _____ being in the lower-upper class is more a matter of _____.

How has the expansion of the global economy affected class structure in the United States?

Which of the following factors tends to raise your social standing?

In the United States, white people are more likely to own their own homes than African Americans.

Today, the wealth of the average U.S. family is about:

Which of the following categories of people are most likely to be liberal on social issues (say, by supporting feminism)?

In 2009, U.S. women working full time earned 77 percent as much as comparable men.

About _____ of the richest people in the United States gained at least some of their fortune from inheritance.

Many people consider the United States to be a "middle-class society." Based on the material in this chapter, explain why people think this way, and also explain how correct you think this claim is.

During the last twenty years, which category of the U.S. population has experienced the largest gains in average income?

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

Point to evidence that helps you assess whether or not the responsibility for poverty lies with the poor or with society as a whole.

The richest 20 percent of U.S. families earn 48 percent of all income, while the bottom 20 percent earn only about 4 percent.

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

In 2009, about _____ of U. S. adults over the age of 25 were college graduates.

In the United States, the median income for African American families is about _____ as much as that for a non-Hispanic, white family.

Typically, a family's wealth is greater than the family's income.

In 2009, the median income for U.S. families was about:

As surprising as it may seem, in the United States, poor people typically have better health than rich people.

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