Question 1

In tracking income in the United States from 1935 to 2013,

Accepted Answer

A)  income inequality has decreased since 1970. 
B)  income inequality has increased since 1970. 
C)  nothing has changed. 
D)  income equality has steadily increased since 1935. 
A)  income inequality has decreased since 1970. 
B)  income inequality has increased since 1970. 
C)  nothing has changed. 
D)  income equality has steadily increased since 1935. B

Question 2

The total value of everything that someone owns, minus debts, is

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Which occupation has the most prestige in the United States-physician, banker, actress, or plumber?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physician 
B)  Banker 
C)  Actress 
D)  Plumber 
A)  Physician 
B)  Banker 
C)  Actress 
D)  Plumber A

Question 4

Homeless people are part of the

Accepted Answer

A)  working poor. 
B)  working class. 
C)  underclass. 
D)  lower middle class. 
A)  working poor. 
B)  working class. 
C)  underclass. 
D)  lower middle class.

Question 5

As you go up the social-class ladder, what happens to your health?

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A)  It improves. 
B)  It stays the same. 
C)  There is no change. 
D)  It worsens. 
A)  It improves. 
B)  It stays the same. 
C)  There is no change. 
D)  It worsens.

Question 6

Which statement is true about people toward the bottom of the class structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are more likely to be politically active. 
B)  On economic issues, they are conservative. 
C)  They are less likely to be politically active. 
D)  They walk the same political paths as the rich. 
A)  They are more likely to be politically active. 
B)  On economic issues, they are conservative. 
C)  They are less likely to be politically active. 
D)  They walk the same political paths as the rich.

Question 7

Most of the poor

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A)  live on welfare. 
B)  are single mothers and their children. 
C)  live in the inner city. 
D)  are less educated. 
A)  live on welfare. 
B)  are single mothers and their children. 
C)  live in the inner city. 
D)  are less educated.

Question 8

Discuss research on women in studies of social mobility.

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Research has historically not focused on

Question 9

_____, according to Weber, is (are) a large group of people who rank close to one another in property, power, and prestige.

Accepted Answer

A)  Status consistency 
B)  Social class 
C)  The proletariat 
D)  Capitalists 
A)  Status consistency 
B)  Social class 
C)  The proletariat 
D)  Capitalists

Question 10

The official measure of poverty of the U.S. government is

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A)  called the poverty line. 
B)  kept secret. 
C)  five times a low-cost food budget. 
D)  nine times a low-cost food budget. 
A)  called the poverty line. 
B)  kept secret. 
C)  five times a low-cost food budget. 
D)  nine times a low-cost food budget.

Question 11

Philanthropist Bill Gates has given away

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A)  $30 million. 
B)  $100 million. 
C)  $3 billion. 
D)  $30 billion. 
A)  $30 million. 
B)  $100 million. 
C)  $3 billion. 
D)  $30 billion.

Question 12

_____ is the ability to carry out your will, even over the resistance of others.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social class 
B)  Status 
C)  Power 
D)  Prestige 
A)  Social class 
B)  Status 
C)  Power 
D)  Prestige

Question 13

Wright Mills called the top people in U.S. corporations, the military, and politics who make the nation's major decisions the

Accepted Answer

A)  power elite. 
B)  intelligentsia. 
C)  nation's finest. 
D)  bourgeoisie. 
A)  power elite. 
B)  intelligentsia. 
C)  nation's finest. 
D)  bourgeoisie.

Question 14

In 2013, the highest-paid U.S. CEO received

Accepted Answer

A)  $950,000. 
B)  $3 million. 
C)  $21 million. 
D)  $77 million. 
A)  $950,000. 
B)  $3 million. 
C)  $21 million. 
D)  $77 million.

Question 15

What percentage of the nation's wealth is owned by the wealthiest 1% of Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  1% 
B)  10% 
C)  35% 
D)  93% 
A)  1% 
B)  10% 
C)  35% 
D)  93%

Question 16

Based on the histories of lottery winners, sudden wealth brings

Accepted Answer

A)  only pleasant consequences. 
B)  a threat. 
C)  many genuine offers of friendship. 
D)  guaranteed happiness. 
A)  only pleasant consequences. 
B)  a threat. 
C)  many genuine offers of friendship. 
D)  guaranteed happiness.

Question 17

Which statement about poverty is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poverty is unusual. 
B)  Most poor people are poor because they do not want to work. 
C)  More children than adults are poor. 
D)  There is more poverty in urban than in rural areas. 
A)  Poverty is unusual. 
B)  Most poor people are poor because they do not want to work. 
C)  More children than adults are poor. 
D)  There is more poverty in urban than in rural areas.

Question 18

When it comes to religion, the lower classes tend to be attracted to

Accepted Answer

A)  more subdued worship. 
B)  more expressive worship services and louder music. 
C)  the Episcopalian denomination. 
D)  the nearest church. 
A)  more subdued worship. 
B)  more expressive worship services and louder music. 
C)  the Episcopalian denomination. 
D)  the nearest church.

Question 19

Who is at the top of Wright's modification of Marx's model of social classes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Workers 
B)  Petty bourgeoisie 
C)  Managers 
D)  Capitalists 
A)  Workers 
B)  Petty bourgeoisie 
C)  Managers 
D)  Capitalists

Question 20

The reason why families headed by a mother, rather than by a mother and father or a father alone, are more likely to be poor is because

Accepted Answer

A)  two-parent families are more stable. 
B)  women average only 72% of what men earn. 
C)  women have less education. 
D)  women are less inclined to work if they have children. 
A)  two-parent families are more stable. 
B)  women average only 72% of what men earn. 
C)  women have less education. 
D)  women are less inclined to work if they have children.

Exam 10: Social Class in the United States

In tracking income in the United States from 1935 to 2013,

The total value of everything that someone owns, minus debts, is

Which occupation has the most prestige in the United States-physician, banker, actress, or plumber?

Homeless people are part of the

As you go up the social-class ladder, what happens to your health?

Which statement is true about people toward the bottom of the class structure?

Most of the poor

Discuss research on women in studies of social mobility.

_____, according to Weber, is (are) a large group of people who rank close to one another in property, power, and prestige.

The official measure of poverty of the U.S. government is

Philanthropist Bill Gates has given away

_____ is the ability to carry out your will, even over the resistance of others.

Wright Mills called the top people in U.S. corporations, the military, and politics who make the nation's major decisions the

In 2013, the highest-paid U.S. CEO received

What percentage of the nation's wealth is owned by the wealthiest 1% of Americans?

Based on the histories of lottery winners, sudden wealth brings

Which statement about poverty is true?

When it comes to religion, the lower classes tend to be attracted to

Who is at the top of Wright's modification of Marx's model of social classes?

The reason why families headed by a mother, rather than by a mother and father or a father alone, are more likely to be poor is because

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