Exam 10: The Architecture of Stratification: Social Class Inequality

Though Wal-Mart has produced many commercials about the shopping experiences of customers,it has never made a commercial about the experiences of employees and what it is like for those who work in its stores.

The author describes selling her blood in order to meet her financial obligations.Why did the blood collection centers eventually refuse to take her blood?

The author discloses information about her class background,telling readers that she and her siblings grew up in a poor,single-parent headed household.

Early in its history,Wal-Mart worked to cultivate a customer base from which of the following demographic categories:

Which social class is presented by the media as lazy and disrespectful of law?

On average,American households with incomes of more than $100,000 give what percentage of their income to charities or religious organizations?

Adair commends the school teachers and staff who were sympathetic to her family's economic circumstances and did their best to make sure that she was never singled out for being poor.

According to Copeland and Labuski,research indicates that compared to other retail and "big box" stores:

Who was Wal-Mart's first female board member?

In "Branded With Infamy," Adair draws on the theories of ______.

Adair uses the terms "welfare recipients" and "poor working women" interchangeably.

Wal-Mart is one of the nation's largest private employers of racial and ethnic minorities

The primary means of stratification in American society is:

Adair makes a convincing argument that the assistance programs for poor women and children also attempt to "teach" them to value and respect their bodies.

Adair catalogues the ways in which poverty is visible on women's bodies.Which of the following is NOT among these?

According to FBI and Bureau of Justice statistics,_____ of murders involve a black person killing a white person.

The majority (more than half)of Wal-Mart's employees are female.

Adair cites research conducted by Jody Raphael of the Taylor Institute (2000)that found,contrary to stereotypes,poor women and their children are not at increased risk of domestic violence.

One strategy Wal-Mart has for keeping hourly wages low is by "pushing out" more experienced,higher-paid workers.

According to Mantsios,what plays a key role in "defining our cultural tastes,helping us locate ourselves in history,establishing our natural identity,and ascertaining the range of national and social possibilities"?