Question 1

What do most of the people in Sherman's essay, "The Anxieties of Affluence," have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They believe that women should strive to be successful in a career. 
B)  They believe in God. 
C)  They value work. 
D)  They earned their wealth rather than inheriting it. 
A)  They believe that women should strive to be successful in a career. 
B)  They believe in God. 
C)  They value work. 
D)  They earned their wealth rather than inheriting it. C

Question 2

The main focus of Sherman's essay, "The Anxieties of Affluence," is

Accepted Answer

A)  the mental health of people who are afraid that their standard of living is precarious and that they might somehow fall into poverty. 
B)  the consumer behavior of those who can purchase anything but feel they need to make good and responsible (often ecologically sound) decisions about what to buy. 
C)  crime and the prospect among her subjects that they will be robbed, defrauded, or arrested for tax evasion. 
D)  child rearing. 
A)  the mental health of people who are afraid that their standard of living is precarious and that they might somehow fall into poverty. 
B)  the consumer behavior of those who can purchase anything but feel they need to make good and responsible (often ecologically sound) decisions about what to buy. 
C)  crime and the prospect among her subjects that they will be robbed, defrauded, or arrested for tax evasion. 
D)  child rearing. D

Question 3

What does Sherman conclude about the people in her essay, "The Anxieties of Affluence"?

Accepted Answer

A)  They want their children to be good people, which makes them feel that they, too, are good people. 
B)  Their lives would be much more comfortable if they had less money rather than more. 
C)  It is okay to be extremely wealthy, but only if the wealthy give some of their wealth to worthy causes. 
D)  Most people who are very affluent don't "play by the rules" like other people. 
A)  They want their children to be good people, which makes them feel that they, too, are good people. 
B)  Their lives would be much more comfortable if they had less money rather than more. 
C)  It is okay to be extremely wealthy, but only if the wealthy give some of their wealth to worthy causes. 
D)  Most people who are very affluent don't "play by the rules" like other people. A

Question 4

How did Sherman do her research for her essay, "The Anxieties of Affluence"?

Accepted Answer

A)  She interviewed individuals and couples in 50 households in New York City. 
B)  She went "underground" and posed as a caregiver for dozens of wealthy, elderly individuals. 
C)  She analyzed several years of the National Opinion Research Center's General Social Survey data. 
D)  She used all of the above methods in her research. 
A)  She interviewed individuals and couples in 50 households in New York City. 
B)  She went "underground" and posed as a caregiver for dozens of wealthy, elderly individuals. 
C)  She analyzed several years of the National Opinion Research Center's General Social Survey data. 
D)  She used all of the above methods in her research.

Question 5

What did the people in Sherman's essay, "The Anxieties of Affluence," spend a great deal of time doing?

Accepted Answer

A)  They worked on behalf of causes to help the poor, and especially poor, single mothers. 
B)  They worked for legislation that would reduce the gap between the rich and poor, for example through progressive taxation, strengthening labor unions, reducing health care and housing costs, etc. 
C)  They worked to improve public education, especially where their children went to school. 
D)  They didn't do any of the above. 
A)  They worked on behalf of causes to help the poor, and especially poor, single mothers. 
B)  They worked for legislation that would reduce the gap between the rich and poor, for example through progressive taxation, strengthening labor unions, reducing health care and housing costs, etc. 
C)  They worked to improve public education, especially where their children went to school. 
D)  They didn't do any of the above.

Question 6

The people in Sherman's essay, "The Anxieties of Affluence," shared a desire for

Accepted Answer

A)  children in less affluent households to experience (or at least see) how their own children live. 
B)  their children to have experiences that would put them in contact with (or at least see) children in less affluent households. 
C)  their children to attend public schools, even though they could have put them into expensive private schools. 
D)  expensive private schools to admit more children from middle- and working-class families. 
A)  children in less affluent households to experience (or at least see) how their own children live. 
B)  their children to have experiences that would put them in contact with (or at least see) children in less affluent households. 
C)  their children to attend public schools, even though they could have put them into expensive private schools. 
D)  expensive private schools to admit more children from middle- and working-class families.

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What do most of the people in Sherman's essay, "The Anxieties of Affluence," have in common?

The main focus of Sherman's essay, "The Anxieties of Affluence," is

What does Sherman conclude about the people in her essay, "The Anxieties of Affluence"?

How did Sherman do her research for her essay, "The Anxieties of Affluence"?

What did the people in Sherman's essay, "The Anxieties of Affluence," spend a great deal of time doing?

The people in Sherman's essay, "The Anxieties of Affluence," shared a desire for

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