Exam 11: Social Class in the United States

According to Karl Marx, which class forms the core of the industrial proletariat?

In the wake of the recession that began in 2007, the majority of U.S.adults say that their belief that their family can achieve the American dream has declined.

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

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

In general, people of low-class position

Which of the following factors affects social position in the United States?

What were some of the consequences of the 1996 welfare reform in the United States?

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

Today, on average, African American families have about the same income and wealth as white families.

In 2009, what percentage of the heads of poor U.S.families did not work at all or had only a part-time job?

In general, white-collar occupations have more prestige than blue-collar occupations.

Give three examples each of blue-collar jobs and white-collar jobs.

People who marry and stay married accumulate only half as much wealth as people who remain single.

In terms of absolute numbers, most poor people in the United States are

About 40 percent of U.S.families have little or no wealth.

In 2009, how many people were counted by the U.S.government as having income below the official poverty line?

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

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

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

By 2008, the welfare reforms enacted in 1996 had