Exam 7: Social Class in the United States

At the 20 year class reunion, classmates learned that Davey Chappelle had become a millionaire. Davey was the only millionaire out of his class and there was a lot of buzz at the reunion about how Davey made his fortune. Sara Hollinger, who always had a crush on Davey, tells her classmates that, "Davey, like all self-made millionaires, made it because he was smart and hardworking." Sara Hollinger supports the:

____________occurs when an individual changes social standing, especially in the workforce.

Dorothy is a hair stylist working at Cuts-By-Us but she has applied for a stylist position at Super- Cuts so that she can work at a salon that is closer to her apartment. If Dorothy moves to Super- Cuts, she would be doing the same job and making the same amount of money. This reflects:

The __________is a social class that is very small in number and holds significant wealth.

The___________ is the social class that lives in poverty.

Most working class people attended college.

_________is a temporary state of poverty that occurs when someone loses a job for a short time.

Norm aims to become a wealthy man within the next ten years. He wants to know if wealthy men are more likely to be single or married. Norm asks his sociology professor and the professor replies:

Social mobility in the U.S. is associated with education.

The__________ is a social class generally made up of people with high school diplomas and lower levels of education.

The lowesifth of income earners receive about 20% of the total income of the. country

Michael is a member of the working class. He tells his son thaor every working class person who moves up to the middle class, there is a person that moves down to a lower class. Michael is teaching his son about:

The concentration of poverty in a neighborhood is related to:

Jawanna works at the school cafeteria. When most students go home for the summer months, the cafeteria temporarily downsizes the staff. Jawanna is usually out of work between May and August. This temporary state reflects:

Maxine is poor and she is against the tax thaalls more heavily on the poor. Maxine is against:

Jan lives in a neighborhood with a high concentration of poor people. If Jan experiences upward mobility, research predicts that she will:

The ____________is a small group of people who hold immense power.

According to Edin and Kefalas, the poor view childlessness as a tragedy.

Of wealthy nations, the U.S. has one of the highest percentages of children in poverty.

Zela is a very religious woman. She believes husbands are the head of the household and that wives should submit to their husbands' wills. Zela believes that husbands have been given power over women by God. From Zela's perspective, the husband's power is: