Exam 7: Stratification, Class, and Inequality

What factor accounts for racial disparities in wealth and income?

Who among the following is most likely to experience intergenerational mobility?

When a person moves from one position in a class structure to a nearly identical position,the person is said to experience:

What is meant by the phrase "feminization of poverty"?

Eddie is a factory worker who makes about $32,000 a year.Eddie's wife,Joan,works part-time as a dental assistant and makes about $15,000.Their combined income is just enough to pay their mortgage and make ends meet.Eddie and Joan are considered to be:

When people are asked to identify which class they belong to,most respond that they are:

The income of most elderly people is dependent on:

The money a person gets from a wage or salary or from investments is __________; the assets an individual owns are __________.

At the beginning of her sophomore year of high school,Janis's family cannot afford to buy her new clothes and shoes or enough supplies for school.Janis feels poor compared to her classmates who can afford these things.Janis experiences:

In the U.S.class system,the "poorest of the poor," who are structurally disadvantaged and are least likely to move out of their class position,are called the:

Compare and contrast slavery,caste,and class as systems of stratification.What is the basis of inequality in each? How much social mobility exists in each? What system of stratification best describes the United States?

In 2009,which group had the lowest percentage for achievement of a high school diploma at 62 percent?

Explain how the official definition of poverty is calculated.According to critics,what are some of the problems with this way of calculating poverty today? What factors do you believe should be considered in the calculation of poverty and why?

Although official estimates show that relatively few elderly people live in poverty,these statistics may not be accurate because:

Max Weber believed that __________ are equally as important as class distinctions in understanding social stratification.

Individuals living in rural communities cut off from resources and opportunities and individuals living in inner cities with high crime rates are both likely to experience what sociologists call:

A farmer with a high school diploma who makes $115,000 a year,lives in a large home,and drives an expensive car is most likely to be in which class category?

In an industrialized society,which term is most often used to analyze stratification?

Why do sociologists say we are seeing "the feminization of poverty"? Which social groups are most likely to be represented among poor women? How has this affected the number and percentage of children living in poverty in the United States?

In the United States,the largest concentrations of poverty are found in: