Exam 8: Social Class in the United States

What reasons can you offer to challenge why astronauts,lawyers,and airline pilots (ranked 4th,5th,and 7th respectively)hold the higher levels of prestige reported ,"Occupational Prestige: How the United States Compares with 60 Countries"?

Which of the following individuals would have the narrowest field of "eligible" marriage partners based on background expectations?

When individuals experience status inconsistency,what is their likely choice of behavior?

Numerically,what is the race of the majority of the poor in the United States?

In child rearing,what is the difference between punishment and supervision of children as it relates to social class?

What is the typical annual family income in the United States?

What is the background profile of MOST United States presidents?

Which of the following statements is MOST accurate with respect to determining social prestige in modern society?

People in the capitalist class are more likely to experience mental health problems because of the excessive stress associated with managing high-powered jobs.

Identify the three types of social mobility and distinguish the differences between them.

Based on the model of Gilbert and Kahl,the upper middle class is the class most shaped by education.

As a full professor of sociology,Jackie ranks high in prestige,but relatively low in income. What can one expect of her political views?

What are the three variables Max Weber identified as defining social class?

What is the average per capita annual income in the United States,which includes all Americans,and even children?

What is Durkheim's term for a condition in which people become detached from the norms that guide their behavior?

-After examining Figure 8.7,"Race-Ethnicity and U.S. Poverty," list three conclusions that can be drawn from the figure?

-Based on Figure 8.3,"The More Things Change,the More They Stay the Same: Dividing the Nation's Income," what is the general pattern apparent in the distribution of income in the United States over the past 70 years?

What are the four features that jobs with high prestige all share?