Question 1

What is the democratic facade?

Accepted Answer

the term coined by Daniel Hellinger and

Question 2

Based on the average of 60 nations,what three occupations enjoy the highest prestige ratings?

Accepted Answer

A) college professor,physician,lawyer 
B) airline pilot,architect,clergy 
C) college professor,high school teacher,lawyer 
D) college president,Supreme Court judge,astronaut 
A) college professor,physician,lawyer 
B) airline pilot,architect,clergy 
C) college professor,high school teacher,lawyer 
D) college president,Supreme Court judge,astronaut

Question 3

What are some of the negative consequences of a sudden shift in wealth,such as winning the lottery?

Accepted Answer

The most common consequence of hitting i

Question 4

What are the two major stipulations of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act?

Accepted Answer

(1)it places a lifetime cap on

Question 5

Discuss power,and the ways in which functionalists and conflict theorists would disagree over the concept of power in a democracy.

Accepted Answer

Power is the ability of someone to get h

Question 6

What are the three basic types of social mobility?

Accepted Answer

(1)intergenerational

Question 7

Conflict theorists would consider voting as being more of a ritualistic process than a demonstration of people exercising power in a democracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Why does sudden wealth,such as that experienced by winning a multimillion-dollar lottery jackpot,create anomie?

Accepted Answer

It creates status inconsistency for the

Question 9

What are the three greatest predictors of poverty in America?

Accepted Answer

(1)race-ethnicity: African Americans and

Question 10

Jacob is single,40 years old and living in government-subsidized housing. He does not want to pursue regular employment because he feels there are other members of society who need the work more than he does. Jacob's situation is an example of which of the following explanations of why people are poor?

Accepted Answer

A) the altruistic provision 
B) the characteristics of individuals 
C) the structure of society 
D) a shortage of high paying jobs 
A) the altruistic provision 
B) the characteristics of individuals 
C) the structure of society 
D) a shortage of high paying jobs

Question 11

Professors of English are usually paid much less than professors of business. Apply your understanding of status inconsistency to predict the politics of English professors and the themes of books they prefer.

Accepted Answer

Since English professors experience grea

Question 12

How is social class related to the potential to be involved in the criminal justice system as either a defendant or victim?

Accepted Answer

The higher one's social class,the less l

Question 13

Erik Wright revised Marx's concept of social classes by regarding some people as simultaneously occupying more than one class. He termed their positions in the class structure ________.

Accepted Answer

A) status inconsistency 
B) contradictory class locations 
C) class inconsistency 
D) class ambiguity 
A) status inconsistency 
B) contradictory class locations 
C) class inconsistency 
D) class ambiguity

Question 14

Bill Gates,Donald Trump,and others who have made fortunes in business,the stock market,entertainment,and sports in the 20th century are classified as being "blue bloods."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

There is a direct relationship between the amount of education an occupation requires and the prestige it holds in society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

There were much-publicized myths of the late 1800s that centered around the rags-to-riches exploits of fictional boy heroes. These myths were perpetuated by their author,________.

Accepted Answer

A) Horatio Alger 
B) Mark Twain 
C) Samuel Clemens 
D) George Orwell 
A) Horatio Alger 
B) Mark Twain 
C) Samuel Clemens 
D) George Orwell

Question 17

What were the four social classes identified by Erik Wright?

Accepted Answer

(1)capitalists;(2)pe

Question 18

The text describes worse mental health among people in the lower class. Why might the relationship between mental health and social class be reciprocal? For example,why might being mentally ill increase the likelihood of becoming lower class?

Accepted Answer

People who are mentally ill would have m

Question 19

Individuals with status inconsistency tend to be more politically radical and vote left of center.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following family names is a member of the "nouveau riche"?

Accepted Answer

A) the DuPont family,who arrived in America in the 18th century 
B) the Rockefeller family,who became the oil barons of the 19th century 
C) the Gates family,who founded Microsoft 
D) the Carnegie family,who built America's steel empire 
A) the DuPont family,who arrived in America in the 18th century 
B) the Rockefeller family,who became the oil barons of the 19th century 
C) the Gates family,who founded Microsoft 
D) the Carnegie family,who built America's steel empire

What is the democratic facade?

Based on the average of 60 nations,what three occupations enjoy the highest prestige ratings?

What are some of the negative consequences of a sudden shift in wealth,such as winning the lottery?

What are the two major stipulations of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act?

Discuss power,and the ways in which functionalists and conflict theorists would disagree over the concept of power in a democracy.

What are the three basic types of social mobility?

Conflict theorists would consider voting as being more of a ritualistic process than a demonstration of people exercising power in a democracy.

Why does sudden wealth,such as that experienced by winning a multimillion-dollar lottery jackpot,create anomie?

What are the three greatest predictors of poverty in America?

Professors of English are usually paid much less than professors of business. Apply your understanding of status inconsistency to predict the politics of English professors and the themes of books they prefer.

How is social class related to the potential to be involved in the criminal justice system as either a defendant or victim?

Erik Wright revised Marx's concept of social classes by regarding some people as simultaneously occupying more than one class. He termed their positions in the class structure ________.

Bill Gates,Donald Trump,and others who have made fortunes in business,the stock market,entertainment,and sports in the 20th century are classified as being "blue bloods."

There is a direct relationship between the amount of education an occupation requires and the prestige it holds in society.

There were much-publicized myths of the late 1800s that centered around the rags-to-riches exploits of fictional boy heroes. These myths were perpetuated by their author,________.

What were the four social classes identified by Erik Wright?

The text describes worse mental health among people in the lower class. Why might the relationship between mental health and social class be reciprocal? For example,why might being mentally ill increase the likelihood of becoming lower class?

Individuals with status inconsistency tend to be more politically radical and vote left of center.

Which of the following family names is a member of the "nouveau riche"?

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Exam 8: Social Class in the United States

What is the democratic facade?

Based on the average of 60 nations,what three occupations enjoy the highest prestige ratings?

What are some of the negative consequences of a sudden shift in wealth,such as winning the lottery?

What are the two major stipulations of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act?

Discuss power,and the ways in which functionalists and conflict theorists would disagree over the concept of power in a democracy.

What are the three basic types of social mobility?

Conflict theorists would consider voting as being more of a ritualistic process than a demonstration of people exercising power in a democracy.

Why does sudden wealth,such as that experienced by winning a multimillion-dollar lottery jackpot,create anomie?

What are the three greatest predictors of poverty in America?

Professors of English are usually paid much less than professors of business. Apply your understanding of status inconsistency to predict the politics of English professors and the themes of books they prefer.

How is social class related to the potential to be involved in the criminal justice system as either a defendant or victim?

Erik Wright revised Marx's concept of social classes by regarding some people as simultaneously occupying more than one class. He termed their positions in the class structure ________.

Bill Gates,Donald Trump,and others who have made fortunes in business,the stock market,entertainment,and sports in the 20th century are classified as being "blue bloods."

There is a direct relationship between the amount of education an occupation requires and the prestige it holds in society.

There were much-publicized myths of the late 1800s that centered around the rags-to-riches exploits of fictional boy heroes. These myths were perpetuated by their author,________.

What were the four social classes identified by Erik Wright?

The text describes worse mental health among people in the lower class. Why might the relationship between mental health and social class be reciprocal? For example,why might being mentally ill increase the likelihood of becoming lower class?

Individuals with status inconsistency tend to be more politically radical and vote left of center.

Which of the following family names is a member of the "nouveau riche"?

The Sociological Perspective

Culture

Socialization

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Social Groups and Formal Organizations

Deviance and Social Control

Global Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Gender and Age

Politics and the Economy

Marriage and Family

Education and Religion

Population and Urbanization

Social Change and the Environment

Filters