Exam 8: Class and Stratification in the United States

Sarah's father is a carpenter who makes good wages in good economic times,but is unemployed when the construction industry slows to a standstill.Sarah becomes a neurologist,earning $345,000 a year,and moves from the working class to the upper-middle class.Between her Father's generation and her own,Sarah has experienced______________social mobility.

In a______________,marriage is endogamous,meaning that people are allowed to marry only within their own group.

According to the sociologist Erik Wright's Marxian model,the______________is made up of a number of subgroups,one of which is blue-collar workers,some of whom are highly skilled and well paid and others of who are unskilled and poorly paid.

Compare the distribution of income and wealth (inequality)in the United States,providing statistical information to illustrate the inequality.

Sociologist Max Weber suggested that a person who has a high level of prestige is assumed to receive deferential and respectful treatment from others.He noted all the following to be true EXCEPT that:

According to sociologist Karl Marx,the capitalist class maintains its position at the top of the class structure by control of the society's______________,which is composed of the government,schools,churches,and other social institutions.

From a______________perspective,people with economic and political power are able to shape and distribute the rewards,resources,privileges,and opportunities in society for their own benefit.

Slavery began in the United States in the 1600s as a form of cheap labor.

For the upper class,______________often comes from interest,dividends,and inheritance.