Exam 7: Social Class in the United States

Pauline started out at the company as a mail room clerk. After two years she was promoted to the position of Administrative Assistant. After 5 years, she became the Office Manager and now she is being promoted to the position of Associate Director. Pauline has experienced:

Sita is giving a class presentation on the voting behavior of Americans. She correctly tells her classmates that people with higher incomes are:

In the United States, the power elite is made up of:

Tumin supports the Mertiocracy argument

Laurie is the campaign manager for a mayoral candidate. Laurie tells the staff that they should target the voters who are a part of the largest social class in the United States. Laurie wants to target the:

Shawn's father performs manual labor at the paper mill and his mother is a custodian at the junior high school. Shawn comes from (an) ________family.

___________is the ability to change social classes.

Professor Kaegen is conducting research on gender bias in poverty. Professor Kaegen is examining:

The transition from welfare to work usually results in:

Next Saturday, students from all over the country will take the standardized SAT exam. Brittany was asked by her roommate to explain how students from different neighborhoods are likely to fare. Brittany correctly replied:

Mona makes $600 per night as a private dancer. This figure represents Mona's:

Most minimum wage workers are over 25 years of age.

Maria is a welfare recipient. She receives Section 8 housing, food stamps and cash payments. Yet Maria says, "I am differenrom other welfare recipients because I need the benefits to get on my feet after leaving an abusive marriage. Most of those other women are just lazy and are taking advantage of the system." Maria is using which coping strategy to deal with the society's negative perception of welfare recipients?

Chas just learned that some people are paid by the hour while others earn a salary. Chas says that he wants to earn a salary. This means that wants to be a part of the:

Some people believe that every American should be guaranteed health care by the government. These people suggest that health care should be provided through an):

The racial group with the highest level of poor children is Black.

The U.S. has the largest number of millionaires in the world.

Income and Wealth distribution in the U.S. is relatively equal between each 20% of the population.

Levi is a physician. He has the ability to get the nurses to do what he wants them to do. He tells them what to do with the patients and when to do it. This ability to impose his will on others reflects Levi's:

TANF allows people to receive funds for five years in their lifetime.