Exam 7: Social Stratification

Judith Chafel reviewed studies about the beliefs of Americans regarding poverty and discovered that most Americans believe that poverty is

Which movement used the slogan "We are the 99 percent"?

The term _____ refers to the condition of being culturally rather than physically distinctive.

Where was the study held in which high-risk African American children were divided into two groups, with one group receiving a high-quality active learning program and the other receiving no preschool education?

What is the difference between social stratification and social differentiation?

The chapter suggests that the 2007-2009 recession may have what effect on people's attitudes toward poverty?

All known societies have some system of _____, dividing groups according to rank, caste, or class.

When Gina wears high heels and puts on make up, she is exhibiting behavior associated with her _____, meaning socially constructed behavior.

Which theorist posited the formation of hereditary castes based on intelligence?

In 2012 _____ people worked full-time in the United States but remained under the poverty level.

The Abecedarian Project conducted at the University of North Carolina demonstrated that high-risk children at a high-quality preschool

Because capitalism stresses the primacy of maximizing profits, it is in the interest of employers to

Conflict theory fails to address which important question?

One consequence of the traditional organization of schools and jobs in the United States is that _____ are deprived of equal opportunities for education, jobs, and income.

Charles Murray and Richard Herrnstein published The Bell Curve in 1994, which received a lot of attention for its contention that economic and social hierarchies reflect a single dimension, that of

Whose book The Other America: Poverty in the United States was instrumental in sparking the federal government's war on poverty?

_____ argued that the dominant ideology in any society is always the ideology of the ruling class.

Social Darwinist theories like those of Jensen, Herrnstein, and Murray seem to provide a scientific justification for racist beliefs by

Which of the following was the University of California educational psychologist who claimed in 1969 that differences in IQ scores between Blacks and Whites are most likely genetic?

_____ is when the customary ways of doing things, prevailing attitudes and expectations, and accepted structural arrangements work to the disadvantage of the poor.