Exam 7: Social Class in the United States

The fact that Cindy attended an exclusive prep school, belongs to exclusive social clubs, and was born into a wealthy and powerful family qualifies her for membership in the:

Leon is giving an in-class presentation on minimum wage earners in America. Leon tells his classmates that most minimum wage earners are:

Wesley's grandfather was a sharecropper, farming someone else's land. Wesley's father was a farmer who farmed his own land. Wesley owns an international dairy company that is responsible for providing milk products to people all around the world. This reflects:

For Davis and Moore, social inequality is rooted in the system of capitalism.

__________refers to all of your material possessions, including income.

__________refers to movement within the same status category.

Wanda is moving to Japan to teach English. Because she will be out of the U.S. for five years, Wanda wants to sell all of her material possessions including a condominium, a car, furniture, and electronics. These possessions, along with the money that Wanda has in the bank, are valued at $330,000. This $330,000 reflects Wanda's:

Manuel does not have the food, clothing, or shelter to survive another cold winter. Manuel is experiencing:

_________is a concept suggesting that, within the United States, each social class contains a relatively fixed number of people.

Babacar just moved his family to the U.S. from Kenya. When asked why he moved, Babacar said that this country will offer him an opportunity to change his social class. Babacar appreciates the ______available in the U.S.

Roz is a 34-year-old public defense attorney. She is dating Peter, a garbage collector. Roz is embarrassed about introducing Peter to her colleagues because Peter's job has a low level of respect and esteem. Roz is concerned about Peter's:

Betty has been approved to receive Temporary Assistance to Needy Families TANF). Betty asks her caseworker how long she will receive the benefits and her caseworker tells her that she can receive TANF for _________consecutive years.

____________is the ability to carry out your will and impose it on others.

Those who live above the poverty line, but close to it are called the__________ .

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act:

________is the level of esteem associated with one's status and social standing.

People with higher levels of education are more likely to vote.

All societies have social stratification.

_________refers to the money received for work or through investments.

Brett and Katherine are newlyweds. They have moved into a moderate apartment and they do not have much furniture. Although they don't have much money, Brett wants to go out and geurniture today. He tells Katherine that they can rent-to-own furniture for $100 a week over the course of 10 years. Katherine suggests that they wait until they can buy the furniture outright, to avoid heavy interest charges. Katherine's way represents: