Question 1

Which of the following is an ascribed status?

Accepted Answer

A) race 
B) computer skills 
C) educational level 
D) salary 
A) race 
B) computer skills 
C) educational level 
D) salary A

Question 2

Which of the following is characteristic of service sector occupations?

Accepted Answer

A) They have increasingly replaced manufacturing jobs as the primary employment for those with less education. 
B) They are more likely to offer benefits such as medical or dental insurance. 
C) They typically offer a "living wage" rather than just a minimum wage. 
D) They offer a solid means of achieving middle-class status. 
A) They have increasingly replaced manufacturing jobs as the primary employment for those with less education. 
B) They are more likely to offer benefits such as medical or dental insurance. 
C) They typically offer a "living wage" rather than just a minimum wage. 
D) They offer a solid means of achieving middle-class status. A

Question 3

Which of the following classes is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

A) the capitalist class 
B) the working poor 
C) the middle class 
D) the working class 
A) the capitalist class 
B) the working poor 
C) the middle class 
D) the working class A

Question 4

Which of the following is an accurate representation of the relationship between health outcomes and class?

Accepted Answer

A) Poor people may be more physically active because they have less access to transportation to get them to and from work. 
B) Grocery stores are available in almost all neighborhoods; middle-class people are just more educated about which food choices are the healthiest. 
C) Less affluent people are more likely to die from cancer because they may lack access to health insurance or clinics that offer health screenings. 
D) Hospitalization rates for asthma for African American children are lower than for White children because they are not as prone to breathing problems. 
A) Poor people may be more physically active because they have less access to transportation to get them to and from work. 
B) Grocery stores are available in almost all neighborhoods; middle-class people are just more educated about which food choices are the healthiest. 
C) Less affluent people are more likely to die from cancer because they may lack access to health insurance or clinics that offer health screenings. 
D) Hospitalization rates for asthma for African American children are lower than for White children because they are not as prone to breathing problems.

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of net financial assets?

Accepted Answer

A) cars 
B) homes 
C) apartments 
D) stocks 
A) cars 
B) homes 
C) apartments 
D) stocks

Question 6

Which of the following is most important for getting ahead in the system of stratification?

Accepted Answer

A) wealth 
B) income 
C) status 
D) occupation 
A) wealth 
B) income 
C) status 
D) occupation

Question 7

High-poverty areas are those in which ______ or more households are impoverished.

Accepted Answer

A) 10% 
B) 20% 
C) 40 % 
D) 50% 
A) 10% 
B) 20% 
C) 40 % 
D) 50%

Question 8

In a class society, class status is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) understood to be ascribed 
B) prefixed 
C) relatively fluid 
D) inherited 
A) understood to be ascribed 
B) prefixed 
C) relatively fluid 
D) inherited

Question 9

In Mills's view, the political power of the masses is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) greater than most people understand 
B) less than most people understand 
C) growing over time 
D) difficult to study sociologically 
A) greater than most people understand 
B) less than most people understand 
C) growing over time 
D) difficult to study sociologically

Question 10

Functionalists assert that the United States is a meritocracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is true of poverty areas?

Accepted Answer

A) A declining proportion of Americans reside in poverty areas. 
B) A poverty area is one in which 10% or more households are impoverished. 
C) Poverty areas can be rural, suburban, or urban. 
D) Male-headed households are more likely than other family types to live in poverty areas. 
A) A declining proportion of Americans reside in poverty areas. 
B) A poverty area is one in which 10% or more households are impoverished. 
C) Poverty areas can be rural, suburban, or urban. 
D) Male-headed households are more likely than other family types to live in poverty areas.

Question 12

In the United States, which percentage of wealth is held by the bottom quintile of earners?

Accepted Answer

A) 3% 
B) 7% 
C) 11% 
D) 20% 
A) 3% 
B) 7% 
C) 11% 
D) 20%

Question 13

India today is moving closer to a class system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which shape do sociologists like Gilbert and Kahl believe the class stratification of modern capitalist societies most closely resembles?

Accepted Answer

A) rectangle 
B) diamond 
C) teardrop 
D) pyramid 
A) rectangle 
B) diamond 
C) teardrop 
D) pyramid

Question 15

The systematic ranking of different groups of people in a disparate hierarchy is referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) social stratification 
B) social inequality 
C) class differences 
D) class status 
A) social stratification 
B) social inequality 
C) class differences 
D) class status

Question 16

Income gains in the United States have been disproportionately concentrated among ______.

Accepted Answer

A) the working poor 
B) the working class 
C) the middle class 
D) top earners 
A) the working poor 
B) the working class 
C) the middle class 
D) top earners

Question 17

Which of the following statements reflects the fluid quality of income?

Accepted Answer

A) It is very difficult to quantify. 
B) It flows in the form of paychecks and flows out as bills are paid and daily expenses are met. 
C) U.S.household incomes have largely stagnated over the past decades. 
D) It is illiquid, meaning that it is logistically difficult to transform into cash. 
A) It is very difficult to quantify. 
B) It flows in the form of paychecks and flows out as bills are paid and daily expenses are met. 
C) U.S.household incomes have largely stagnated over the past decades. 
D) It is illiquid, meaning that it is logistically difficult to transform into cash.

Question 18

Wealth is defined by the value of everything a person owns minus the value of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) everything a person owes 
B) a person's net financial assets 
C) everything a person's earns 
D) a person's illiquid assets 
A) everything a person owes 
B) a person's net financial assets 
C) everything a person's earns 
D) a person's illiquid assets

Question 19

Each year the U.S.Census Bureau calculates how much income is distributed across the population of earners.All households are ranked by annual income and then categorized into which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) thirds 
B) fifths 
C) eighths 
D) tenths 
A) thirds 
B) fifths 
C) eighths 
D) tenths

Question 20

Discuss the difference between an open and closed social stratification.

Accepted Answer

Varies.Stratification systems are consid

Which of the following is an ascribed status?

Which of the following is characteristic of service sector occupations?

Which of the following classes is the smallest?

Which of the following is an accurate representation of the relationship between health outcomes and class?

Which of the following is an example of net financial assets?

Which of the following is most important for getting ahead in the system of stratification?

High-poverty areas are those in which ______ or more households are impoverished.

In a class society, class status is ______.

In Mills's view, the political power of the masses is ______.

Functionalists assert that the United States is a meritocracy.

Which of the following is true of poverty areas?

In the United States, which percentage of wealth is held by the bottom quintile of earners?

India today is moving closer to a class system.

Which shape do sociologists like Gilbert and Kahl believe the class stratification of modern capitalist societies most closely resembles?

The systematic ranking of different groups of people in a disparate hierarchy is referred to as ______.

Income gains in the United States have been disproportionately concentrated among ______.

Which of the following statements reflects the fluid quality of income?

Wealth is defined by the value of everything a person owns minus the value of ______.

Each year the U.S.Census Bureau calculates how much income is distributed across the population of earners.All households are ranked by annual income and then categorized into which of the following?

Discuss the difference between an open and closed social stratification.

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Exam 7: Social Class and Inequality in the United States

Which of the following is an ascribed status?

Which of the following is characteristic of service sector occupations?

Which of the following classes is the smallest?

Which of the following is an accurate representation of the relationship between health outcomes and class?

Which of the following is an example of net financial assets?

Which of the following is most important for getting ahead in the system of stratification?

High-poverty areas are those in which ______ or more households are impoverished.

In a class society, class status is ______.

In Mills's view, the political power of the masses is ______.

Functionalists assert that the United States is a meritocracy.

Which of the following is true of poverty areas?

In the United States, which percentage of wealth is held by the bottom quintile of earners?

India today is moving closer to a class system.

Which shape do sociologists like Gilbert and Kahl believe the class stratification of modern capitalist societies most closely resembles?

The systematic ranking of different groups of people in a disparate hierarchy is referred to as ______.

Income gains in the United States have been disproportionately concentrated among ______.

Which of the following statements reflects the fluid quality of income?

Wealth is defined by the value of everything a person owns minus the value of ______.

Each year the U.S.Census Bureau calculates how much income is distributed across the population of earners.All households are ranked by annual income and then categorized into which of the following?

Discuss the difference between an open and closed social stratification.

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Discover Sociological Research

Culture and Mass Media

Socialization and Social Interaction

Groups, Organizations, and Bureaucracies

Deviance and Social Control

Global Wealth, Poverty, and Inequality

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Gender and Society

Families and Society

Education and Society

Religion and Society

The State, War, and Terror

Work, Consumption, and the Economy

Health and Medicine

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Social Movements and Social Change

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