Question 1

How does the upper-upper class differ from the lower-upper class?

Accepted Answer

The upper-upper class and the lower-uppe

Question 2

Based on statistics in the textbook, it is correct to say that the richest 20 percent of the population earn about _____ times as much as the poorest 20 percent.

Accepted Answer

A) two 
B) twelve 
C) fifty 
D) one hundred 
A) two 
B) twelve 
C) fifty 
D) one hundred

Question 3

In the United States, the median wealth of minority families is about _____ of the median wealth of non-Hispanic white families.

Accepted Answer

A) 1.6 percent 
B) 16 percent 
C) 66 percent 
D) 96 percent 
A) 1.6 percent 
B) 16 percent 
C) 66 percent 
D) 96 percent

Question 4

In the United States, people of _____ are most likely to vote.

Accepted Answer

A) low social position 
B) high social position 
C) average social position 
D) Social position has nothing to do with how likely people are to vote. 
A) low social position 
B) high social position 
C) average social position 
D) Social position has nothing to do with how likely people are to vote.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about homelessness is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Most homeless adults are mentally ill. 
B) Most homeless adults are substance abusers. 
C) The elderly are the fastest-growing category of the homeless. 
D) One-third of all homeless people are entire families. 
A) Most homeless adults are mentally ill. 
B) Most homeless adults are substance abusers. 
C) The elderly are the fastest-growing category of the homeless. 
D) One-third of all homeless people are entire families.

Question 6

Explain the debate over the causes of poverty in the United States.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?

Accepted Answer

The debate over the causes of poverty in

Question 7

If you were looking for data supporting the claim that U.S.society is very stratified, you would make the strongest case by pointing to which of the following factors?

Accepted Answer

A) occupational prestige 
B) education 
C) income 
D) wealth 
A) occupational prestige 
B) education 
C) income 
D) wealth

Question 8

Who are the working poor?

Accepted Answer

The term "working poor" refers to indivi

Question 9

Explain the 1996 welfare reform.What were the reasons for the changes? How did assistance programs change? What about limits on eligibility? Is it correct to say that welfare rolls have decreased? What about poverty?

Accepted Answer

The 1996 welfare reform, also known as t

Question 10

Two-thirds of all poor people in the United States are African Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the United States, which age category has the highest poverty rate?

Accepted Answer

A) children and young adults under twenty four years of age 
B) people in their thirties 
C) middle-aged persons about forty years of age 
D) seniors over sixty five years of age 
A) children and young adults under twenty four years of age 
B) people in their thirties 
C) middle-aged persons about forty years of age 
D) seniors over sixty five years of age

Question 12

The wealthiest 1 percent of U.S.families

Accepted Answer

A) 25 percent 
B) 35 percent 
C) 65 percent 
D) 85 percent 
A) 25 percent 
B) 35 percent 
C) 65 percent 
D) 85 percent

Question 13

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 14

Look at the "Seeing Sociology in Everyday Life" photo essay on

Accepted Answer

I'm sorry, I cannot provide a full answe

Question 15

The concept "conspicuous consumption" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) buying things that are popular with the most people. 
B) buying more than what you need for the moment. 
C) the practice of buying things to make a statement about one's social position. 
D) acting as if one had a lower social position than is really the case. 
A) buying things that are popular with the most people. 
B) buying more than what you need for the moment. 
C) the practice of buying things to make a statement about one's social position. 
D) acting as if one had a lower social position than is really the case.

Question 16

Since 1980 in the United States, the most dramatic gains in income have been made by the richest people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The globalization of the economy has increased the earnings of highly educated people who specialize in law, finance, marketing, and computer technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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 19

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 20

Using what you know about the distribution of income in the United States, why is it incorrect to say that we live in a "middle-class society"?

Accepted Answer

It is incorrect to say that we live in a

Exam 11: Social Class in the United States

How does the upper-upper class differ from the lower-upper class?

Based on statistics in the textbook, it is correct to say that the richest 20 percent of the population earn about _____ times as much as the poorest 20 percent.

In the United States, the median wealth of minority families is about _____ of the median wealth of non-Hispanic white families.

In the United States, people of _____ are most likely to vote.

Which of the following statements about homelessness is TRUE?

Explain the debate over the causes of poverty in the United States.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?

If you were looking for data supporting the claim that U.S.society is very stratified, you would make the strongest case by pointing to which of the following factors?

Who are the working poor?

Explain the 1996 welfare reform.What were the reasons for the changes? How did assistance programs change? What about limits on eligibility? Is it correct to say that welfare rolls have decreased? What about poverty?

Two-thirds of all poor people in the United States are African Americans.

In the United States, which age category has the highest poverty rate?

The wealthiest 1 percent of U.S.families

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

Look at the "Seeing Sociology in Everyday Life" photo essay on

The concept "conspicuous consumption" refers to

Since 1980 in the United States, the most dramatic gains in income have been made by the richest people.

The globalization of the economy has increased the earnings of highly educated people who specialize in law, finance, marketing, and computer technology.

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

Sociologist William Julius Wilson suggests the cause of poverty lies in

Using what you know about the distribution of income in the United States, why is it incorrect to say that we live in a "middle-class society"?

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