Exam 8: Social Class in the United States

What did the research by Kohn suggest as being the primary influence upon parents that emphasized how they reared their children?

An electrician can earn more money than a college professor. Based on the features that contribute to occupational prestige,why do electricians rank in the lower half of the occupational prestige table and professors rank near the top?

Wealth and income are interchangeable terms,each meaning the same in reference to social class.

The occupation with the highest prestige in the United States is a ________.

In exchange mobility,about the same number of people move up and down the social-class ladder,which results in the overall social-class system showing little change.

To determine the poverty line,the U.S. government calculates a low-cost food budget for a family of a specific size,then subjects that number to which modification?

What does status inconsistency refer to in relation to social stratification?

In Marx's model of social class,what were the major classes?

What are the social classes proposed by Joseph Kahl and Dennis Gilbert in their six-class model that revised Weber's original model?

When used by sociologists,the term "wealth" refers to ________.

What is the strongest variable in developing correlations to which social groups are in poverty?

If 100 working-class people move upward on the class ladder and,at the same time,100 middle-class people move downward,sociologists would consider this an example of ________ mobility.

Which statement regarding the nation's income is MOST accurate?

The class recognized by Kahl and Gilbert as being the upper middle class in America comprises approximately ________ percent of the U.S. population.

Because of the objectivity and accuracy of the poverty line concept,most sociologists agree that the concept of poverty is accurately portrayed in America.

Based on the Marxist orientation of conflict sociologists,how many distinct social classes exist?

Intentionally keeping groups of people unemployed during periods of economic recession until they are needed for the next economic boom is a strategy by the government to establish a(n)________.

In the opening segment,the author was disgusted by the contrast between the extremes of poverty and wealth in New Orleans. Describe the potential functions and dysfunctions of poverty and wealth including exposure to extremes of poverty and wealth as a regular part of people's education.

Because of contradicting class locations,Erik Wright modified Marx's simpler two-class model.

Jeanann and her two children recently went on welfare. Research indicates that it is likely that Jeanann and her children will be in poverty ________.