Question 1

What is the difference between income and wealth?

Accepted Answer

Income and wealth are two distinct conce

Question 2

Which of the following concepts refers to change in social position during a person's lifetime?

Accepted Answer

A)  intragenerational social mobility 
B)  intergenerational social mobility 
C)  structural social mobility 
D)  horizontal social mobility 
A)  intragenerational social mobility 
B)  intergenerational social mobility 
C)  structural social mobility 
D)  horizontal social mobility

Question 3

When people talk about realizing the "American Dream, they mean making enough money to join the ranks of the lower-upper class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In 2009, about what share of the U.S. population was officially counted as poor?

Accepted Answer

A)  1.6 percent 
B)  14.3 percent 
C)  32.6 percent 
D)  52.6 percent 
A)  1.6 percent 
B)  14.3 percent 
C)  32.6 percent 
D)  52.6 percent

Question 5

The total amount of financial assets, minus any debts, is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  income. 
B)  personal property. 
C)  wealth. 
D)  power. 
A)  income. 
B)  personal property. 
C)  wealth. 
D)  power.

Question 6

Relative poverty:

Accepted Answer

A)  is found everywhere. 
B)  is life threatening. 
C)  is not found in the United States. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  is found everywhere. 
B)  is life threatening. 
C)  is not found in the United States. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 7

Critics of the 1996 welfare reforms claim the new system:

Accepted Answer

A)  has done little to reduce poverty in the United States. 
B)  has strengthened families in the United States. 
C)  encourages welfare dependency. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  has done little to reduce poverty in the United States. 
B)  has strengthened families in the United States. 
C)  encourages welfare dependency. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 8

Roughly 40 to 45 percent of the U.S. population falls within the:

Accepted Answer

A)  upper class. 
B)  middle class. 
C)  lower class. 
D)  poor. 
A)  upper class. 
B)  middle class. 
C)  lower class. 
D)  poor.

Question 9

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 10

In 2009, median family income in the United States was $60,088.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In recent decades, the earnings of corporate executive officers (CEOs) has increased far faster than the average person's income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In the United States, an increasing percentage 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 13

Which of the following concepts refers to earnings from work or any investments?

Accepted Answer

A)  income 
B)  personal property 
C)  wealth 
D)  power 
A)  income 
B)  personal property 
C)  wealth 
D)  power

Question 14

Sociologist William Julius Wilson suggests the cause of poverty lies in:

Accepted Answer

A)  a lower-class culture of poverty. 
B)  lack of government action. 
C)  too few available jobs. 
D)  bad public schools. 
A)  a lower-class culture of poverty. 
B)  lack of government action. 
C)  too few available jobs. 
D)  bad public schools.

Question 15

During the last three decades, the real income of African American families in the United States has:

Accepted Answer

A)  gone down a lot. 
B)  kept pace with the gains made by whites. 
C)  gone up a lot. 
D)  changed very little. 
A)  gone down a lot. 
B)  kept pace with the gains made by whites. 
C)  gone up a lot. 
D)  changed very little.

Question 16

By 2006, the welfare reforms enacted in 1996 had:

Accepted Answer

A)  cut the number of people receiving assistance by about half. 
B)  done little to reduce the poverty rate. 
C)  moved many people from public assistance to low-wage work. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  cut the number of people receiving assistance by about half. 
B)  done little to reduce the poverty rate. 
C)  moved many people from public assistance to low-wage work. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 17

Based on what you know about occupational prestige, which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most of the highest-ranked occupations in the United States are dominated by women. 
B)  Occupational rankings are much the same in all high-income nations. 
C)  White-collar work and blue-collar work have about the same social prestige. 
D)  In the United States, occupation has little to do with social standing. 
A)  Most of the highest-ranked occupations in the United States are dominated by women. 
B)  Occupational rankings are much the same in all high-income nations. 
C)  White-collar work and blue-collar work have about the same social prestige. 
D)  In the United States, occupation has little to do with social standing.

Question 18

People of low social position are more liberal on _____ issues and more conservative on _____ issues.

Accepted Answer

A)  social economic 
B)  economic social 
C)  very few almost all 
D)  almost all almost no 
A)  social economic 
B)  economic social 
C)  very few almost all 
D)  almost all almost no

Question 19

In the United States, wealth is distributed more equally than income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Sociologist William Julius Wilson suggests the cause of poverty lies in:

Accepted Answer

A)  a lower-class culture of poverty. 
B)  lack of government action. 
C)  too few available jobs. 
D)  bad public schools. 
A)  a lower-class culture of poverty. 
B)  lack of government action. 
C)  too few available jobs. 
D)  bad public schools.

Exam 11: Social Class in the United States

What is the difference between income and wealth?

Which of the following concepts refers to change in social position during a person's lifetime?

When people talk about realizing the "American Dream, they mean making enough money to join the ranks of the lower-upper class.

In 2009, about what share of the U.S. population was officially counted as poor?

The total amount of financial assets, minus any debts, is referred to as:

Relative poverty:

Critics of the 1996 welfare reforms claim the new system:

Roughly 40 to 45 percent of the U.S. population falls within the:

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

In 2009, median family income in the United States was $60,088.

In recent decades, the earnings of corporate executive officers (CEOs) has increased far faster than the average person's income.

In the United States, an increasing percentage of the poor are:

Which of the following concepts refers to earnings from work or any investments?

Sociologist William Julius Wilson suggests the cause of poverty lies in:

During the last three decades, the real income of African American families in the United States has:

By 2006, the welfare reforms enacted in 1996 had:

Based on what you know about occupational prestige, which of the following statements is correct?

People of low social position are more liberal on _____ issues and more conservative on _____ issues.

In the United States, wealth is distributed more equally than income.

Sociologist William Julius Wilson suggests the cause of poverty lies in:

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