Question 1

Workers in dead-end jobs that pay low wages are most likely found in the:

Accepted Answer

A) lower class 
B) working class 
C) lower middle class 
D) upper middle class 
E) any class, since there are many jobs like this in the United States 
A) lower class 
B) working class 
C) lower middle class 
D) upper middle class 
E) any class, since there are many jobs like this in the United States

Question 2

Today,the gap between rich and poor in the United States is the largest it has been since:

Accepted Answer

A) 1929 after the stock market crash 
B) 1970 when the United States started to outsource jobs 
C) 1947 when the United States started to measure the gap 
D) Never; the gap has been getting smaller 
E) 1990 when technology become an important part of the economy 
A) 1929 after the stock market crash 
B) 1970 when the United States started to outsource jobs 
C) 1947 when the United States started to measure the gap 
D) Never; the gap has been getting smaller 
E) 1990 when technology become an important part of the economy

Question 3

Who are the working poor? What are the explanations for why those who are working are still in poverty?

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Question 4

Oprah Winfrey was born into poverty and raised by a single mother,yet today she is one of the richest women in America.Her life story demonstrates that in a class system,the social position we are born into affects our life chances,but our class position is also:

Accepted Answer

A) based on luck 
B) based on looks 
C) in some part achieved 
D) determined in part by affirmative action for women and racial minorities 
E) unpredictable 
A) based on luck 
B) based on looks 
C) in some part achieved 
D) determined in part by affirmative action for women and racial minorities 
E) unpredictable

Question 5

Which of the following theorists would be most likely to argue that a medical doctor achieved the position solely based on his or her own talent and efforts?

Accepted Answer

A) Kingsley Davis and Wilbert E.Moore 
B) Max Weber 
C) Karl Marx 
D) Liz Murray 
E) Max Weber and Karl Marx 
A) Kingsley Davis and Wilbert E.Moore 
B) Max Weber 
C) Karl Marx 
D) Liz Murray 
E) Max Weber and Karl Marx

Question 6

In addition to Social Security,__________ has/have helped to lift many of the elderly out of poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) food banks 
B) Meals on Wheels 
C) unemployment 
D) Medicare 
E) none of the above 
A) food banks 
B) Meals on Wheels 
C) unemployment 
D) Medicare 
E) none of the above

Question 7

How does the government determine the poverty line?

Accepted Answer

A) It multiplies the cost of an adequate, nutritious diet by three. 
B) It multiplies the cost of an average household's rent by three. 
C) It calculates the average cost of living in each of four regions of the United States and divides that number by the average cost of rent in those places. 
D) Since the cost of living varies across the country, it calculates the cost of living in each region and determines a poverty line for each U.S.region. 
E) It is based on how much a person would make per year if the person made the federal minimum wage. 
A) It multiplies the cost of an adequate, nutritious diet by three. 
B) It multiplies the cost of an average household's rent by three. 
C) It calculates the average cost of living in each of four regions of the United States and divides that number by the average cost of rent in those places. 
D) Since the cost of living varies across the country, it calculates the cost of living in each region and determines a poverty line for each U.S.region. 
E) It is based on how much a person would make per year if the person made the federal minimum wage.

Question 8

Scholars believe that __________ has encouraged a shift to class-based systems in countries such as India that have been traditionally caste-based systems.

Accepted Answer

A) morality 
B) globalization 
C) the Internet 
D) high divorce rate 
E) spread 
A) morality 
B) globalization 
C) the Internet 
D) high divorce rate 
E) spread

Question 9

In all systems of stratification,people are ranked by:

Accepted Answer

A) personality 
B) social categories 
C) intelligence 
D) social capital 
E) social identity 
A) personality 
B) social categories 
C) intelligence 
D) social capital 
E) social identity

Question 10

Members of the lower middle class today:

Accepted Answer

A) work at primarily white-collar jobs 
B) make up about 50 percent of American households 
C) are racially and ethnically diverse 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) work at primarily white-collar jobs 
B) make up about 50 percent of American households 
C) are racially and ethnically diverse 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 11

Income inequality grew dramatically in the 1970s as the income of the richest 20 percent saw its incomes rise __________,while the poorest 20 percent saw its incomes rise by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) 60 percent; 15 percent 
B) 15 percent; 60 percent 
C) 100 percent; 5 percent 
D) 75 percent; 25 percent 
E) none of the above; both groups saw their incomes decline 
A) 60 percent; 15 percent 
B) 15 percent; 60 percent 
C) 100 percent; 5 percent 
D) 75 percent; 25 percent 
E) none of the above; both groups saw their incomes decline

Question 12

Which of the following best explains why Latino household income has stagnated and fallen far behind that of white households?

Accepted Answer

A) a culture of poverty among Latinos that discourages achievement and saving money 
B) the large number of immigrants from Mexico and Latin America that are in low-wage jobs 
C) high unemployment among Latinos 
D) high divorce rate among Latinos 
E) none of the above; there is no income gap 
A) a culture of poverty among Latinos that discourages achievement and saving money 
B) the large number of immigrants from Mexico and Latin America that are in low-wage jobs 
C) high unemployment among Latinos 
D) high divorce rate among Latinos 
E) none of the above; there is no income gap

Question 13

Child poverty rates in the United States are:

Accepted Answer

A) relative to the poverty rates of men 
B) the highest in the world 
C) the lowest in the industrialized world 
D) the highest in the industrialized world 
E) almost nonexistent 
A) relative to the poverty rates of men 
B) the highest in the world 
C) the lowest in the industrialized world 
D) the highest in the industrialized world 
E) almost nonexistent

Question 14

One of the most distressing signs of the growing stratification in the United States is the growth in the number of:

Accepted Answer

A) substance abusers 
B) the mentally ill 
C) women with college degrees 
D) homeless people 
E) people on food stamps 
A) substance abusers 
B) the mentally ill 
C) women with college degrees 
D) homeless people 
E) people on food stamps

Question 15

Of those who are currently in poverty in the United States,how many are working?

Accepted Answer

A) 50 percent 
B) 25 percent 
C) 90 percent 
D) none 
E) 5 percent 
A) 50 percent 
B) 25 percent 
C) 90 percent 
D) none 
E) 5 percent

Question 16

Although sociologists agree that there are no clear divisions between classes in the United States,they generally identify __________ classes.

Accepted Answer

A) six 
B) four 
C) two 
D) five 
E) three 
A) six 
B) four 
C) two 
D) five 
E) three

Question 17

About one-third of children in poverty live in:

Accepted Answer

A) households headed by single fathers 
B) households headed by single mothers 
C) rural areas 
D) urban areas 
E) households with three or more children 
A) households headed by single fathers 
B) households headed by single mothers 
C) rural areas 
D) urban areas 
E) households with three or more children

Question 18

According to Pierre Bourdieu,working-class parents are just as interested in their children's education as middle- and upper-class parents,but they lack the __________ to help their children experience social mobility.

Accepted Answer

A) social capital 
B) cultural capital 
C) tuition capital 
D) educational capital 
E) language capital 
A) social capital 
B) cultural capital 
C) tuition capital 
D) educational capital 
E) language capital

Question 19

What is social mobility,and what is the difference between intergenerational and intragenerational mobility? Do you think you will experience intragenerational mobility in your lifetime? Explain why or why not.

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Question 20

Intergenerational mobility is best described as when:

Accepted Answer

A) a person achieves a different class position than the one he or she was born into 
B) a person maintains the same class position as his or her parents or grandparents 
C) a person has a different class position from that of his or her parents or grandparents 
D) a person achieves a different class position than his or her siblings 
E) none of the above 
A) a person achieves a different class position than the one he or she was born into 
B) a person maintains the same class position as his or her parents or grandparents 
C) a person has a different class position from that of his or her parents or grandparents 
D) a person achieves a different class position than his or her siblings 
E) none of the above

Workers in dead-end jobs that pay low wages are most likely found in the:

Today,the gap between rich and poor in the United States is the largest it has been since:

Who are the working poor? What are the explanations for why those who are working are still in poverty?

Oprah Winfrey was born into poverty and raised by a single mother,yet today she is one of the richest women in America.Her life story demonstrates that in a class system,the social position we are born into affects our life chances,but our class position is also:

Which of the following theorists would be most likely to argue that a medical doctor achieved the position solely based on his or her own talent and efforts?

In addition to Social Security,__________ has/have helped to lift many of the elderly out of poverty.

How does the government determine the poverty line?

Scholars believe that __________ has encouraged a shift to class-based systems in countries such as India that have been traditionally caste-based systems.

In all systems of stratification,people are ranked by:

Members of the lower middle class today:

Income inequality grew dramatically in the 1970s as the income of the richest 20 percent saw its incomes rise ,while the poorest 20 percent saw its incomes rise by .

Which of the following best explains why Latino household income has stagnated and fallen far behind that of white households?

Child poverty rates in the United States are:

One of the most distressing signs of the growing stratification in the United States is the growth in the number of:

Of those who are currently in poverty in the United States,how many are working?

Although sociologists agree that there are no clear divisions between classes in the United States,they generally identify __________ classes.

About one-third of children in poverty live in:

According to Pierre Bourdieu,working-class parents are just as interested in their children's education as middle- and upper-class parents,but they lack the __________ to help their children experience social mobility.

What is social mobility,and what is the difference between intergenerational and intragenerational mobility? Do you think you will experience intragenerational mobility in your lifetime? Explain why or why not.

Intergenerational mobility is best described as when:

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Gender Inequality

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Exam 7: Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Workers in dead-end jobs that pay low wages are most likely found in the:

Today,the gap between rich and poor in the United States is the largest it has been since:

Who are the working poor? What are the explanations for why those who are working are still in poverty?

Oprah Winfrey was born into poverty and raised by a single mother,yet today she is one of the richest women in America.Her life story demonstrates that in a class system,the social position we are born into affects our life chances,but our class position is also:

Which of the following theorists would be most likely to argue that a medical doctor achieved the position solely based on his or her own talent and efforts?

In addition to Social Security,__________ has/have helped to lift many of the elderly out of poverty.

How does the government determine the poverty line?

Scholars believe that __________ has encouraged a shift to class-based systems in countries such as India that have been traditionally caste-based systems.

In all systems of stratification,people are ranked by:

Members of the lower middle class today:

Income inequality grew dramatically in the 1970s as the income of the richest 20 percent saw its incomes rise __________,while the poorest 20 percent saw its incomes rise by __________.

Which of the following best explains why Latino household income has stagnated and fallen far behind that of white households?

Child poverty rates in the United States are:

One of the most distressing signs of the growing stratification in the United States is the growth in the number of:

Of those who are currently in poverty in the United States,how many are working?

Although sociologists agree that there are no clear divisions between classes in the United States,they generally identify __________ classes.

About one-third of children in poverty live in:

According to Pierre Bourdieu,working-class parents are just as interested in their children's education as middle- and upper-class parents,but they lack the __________ to help their children experience social mobility.

What is social mobility,and what is the difference between intergenerational and intragenerational mobility? Do you think you will experience intragenerational mobility in your lifetime? Explain why or why not.

Intergenerational mobility is best described as when:

Sociology: Theory and Method

Culture and Society

Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

Politics and Economic Life

The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Urbanization, Population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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Income inequality grew dramatically in the 1970s as the income of the richest 20 percent saw its incomes rise ,while the poorest 20 percent saw its incomes rise by .