Exam 11: Social Class in the United States

Research confirms that more than 10 million people are homeless in the United States for some portion of a given year.

In the United States,the average family's wealth is typically greater than the average family's annual income.

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

In recent decades,William Julius Wilson claims,many central cities no longer have enough jobs to support the families who live there.

Recent data from the Federal Reserve shows that median wealth for non-Hispanic,white families was about $130,600.For minority families,including African Americans,Asian Americans,and Hispanics,the median figure was

The expansion of the global economy has helped create more high-paying jobs in manufacturing in the United States.

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

Which factors tend to raise your social standing?

Sociologist William Julius Wilson suggests the cause of poverty lies in

The age category of the U.S.population most likely to be poor is children and young adults under age twenty-four.

In 2011,for the first time,all poor families in the United States were headed by women.

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

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

In general,people of low social class position

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

Critics of the 1996 welfare reforms claim the new system

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