Question 1

According to the text, how does the government determine who is "nonpoor?"

Accepted Answer

A) those who are able to pay their bills each month 
B) those with pretax earnings of at least one cent over the poverty line 
C) those who are able to pay rent and buy food 
D) those with minimum wage earnings and above 
A) those who are able to pay their bills each month 
B) those with pretax earnings of at least one cent over the poverty line 
C) those who are able to pay rent and buy food 
D) those with minimum wage earnings and above

Question 2

Identify the differences between blue-collar, white-collar, pink-collar, and gold-collar occupations.

Accepted Answer

Blue collar: based primarily on manual l

Question 3

Today, there are far fewer jobs in the mid- and higher wage industries than there were before the recession.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is true of the jobs created in the 1980s and 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A) Most of the jobs created were manufacturing jobs. 
B) The quality of jobs created was lower than the quality of jobs lost due to automation and outsourcing. 
C) Health-care coverage for workers in the bottom quintile rose dramatically. 
D) The quantity of new jobs decreased. 
A) Most of the jobs created were manufacturing jobs. 
B) The quality of jobs created was lower than the quality of jobs lost due to automation and outsourcing. 
C) Health-care coverage for workers in the bottom quintile rose dramatically. 
D) The quantity of new jobs decreased.

Question 5

Which of the following is true of wealth?

Accepted Answer

A) It typically goes to pay for clothes, food, and car repairs. 
B) The key source of wealth in the United States is retirement assets. 
C) It may be passed down from generation to generation. 
D) It is a less important source of status as people rise on the income ladder. 
A) It typically goes to pay for clothes, food, and car repairs. 
B) The key source of wealth in the United States is retirement assets. 
C) It may be passed down from generation to generation. 
D) It is a less important source of status as people rise on the income ladder.

Question 6

The conflict perspective views poverty as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) dysfunctional 
B) functional 
C) democratic 
D) inevitable 
A) dysfunctional 
B) functional 
C) democratic 
D) inevitable

Question 7

Explain the difference between income inequality and social inequality.

Accepted Answer

Varies.Social inequality: a high degree

Question 8

Which of the following is considered income?

Accepted Answer

A) stocks 
B) bonds 
C) tips 
D) home equity 
A) stocks 
B) bonds 
C) tips 
D) home equity

Question 9

Status refers to the ______ associated with a social position.

Accepted Answer

A) wealth 
B) income 
C) prestige 
D) power 
A) wealth 
B) income 
C) prestige 
D) power

Question 10

The ______ is the dollar amount set by the government as the minimum necessary to meet the needs of a family.

Accepted Answer

A) poverty line 
B) poverty rate 
C) living wage 
D) minimum wage 
A) poverty line 
B) poverty rate 
C) living wage 
D) minimum wage

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) 50% 
B) 90% 
C) 75% 
D) 60% 
A) 50% 
B) 90% 
C) 75% 
D) 60%

Question 12

Which of the following is a characteristic of a caste society?

Accepted Answer

A) Social levels are open. 
B) Social level is determined at birth by characteristics that largely cannot be changed. 
C) Social mobility is expected. 
D) A caste society is based on achieved, rather than ascribed, characteristics. 
A) Social levels are open. 
B) Social level is determined at birth by characteristics that largely cannot be changed. 
C) Social mobility is expected. 
D) A caste society is based on achieved, rather than ascribed, characteristics.

Question 13

Which of the following is a goal of the Affordable Care Act?

Accepted Answer

A) to increase spending on health care 
B) to expand health insurance coverage for the working poor 
C) to protect insurance companies against arbitrary actions by claimants 
D) to penalize uninsured Americans 
A) to increase spending on health care 
B) to expand health insurance coverage for the working poor 
C) to protect insurance companies against arbitrary actions by claimants 
D) to penalize uninsured Americans

Question 14

Explain the difference between social inequality and social stratification, and why this difference is important.

Accepted Answer

Social stratification is the s

Question 15

Which of the following is a characteristic of a class society?

Accepted Answer

A) Social level is determined largely by religion. 
B) Social mobility can occur either up or down. 
C) Social level is based solely on ascribed, rather than achieved, characteristics. 
D) Social mobility is looked at unfavorably. 
A) Social level is determined largely by religion. 
B) Social mobility can occur either up or down. 
C) Social level is based solely on ascribed, rather than achieved, characteristics. 
D) Social mobility is looked at unfavorably.

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of an illiquid asset?

Accepted Answer

A) cash 
B) ownership in a private company 
C) checking account funds 
D) savings account funds 
A) cash 
B) ownership in a private company 
C) checking account funds 
D) savings account funds

Question 17

Propose a research study that examines the relationship between neighborhood and life chances.Include discussion of how you would frame your research question and what theory or theories you would apply, select an appropriate research methodology, weigh any ethical implications, and discuss any challenges or threats to data collection, reliability, or validity that may arise.Briefly reflect on the neighborhood you grew up in and how that may have influenced your own life chances.

Accepted Answer

Varies.Researchers distinguish between h

Question 18

According to functionalists Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore, the United States is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) A society in which personal success is based on geographic location. 
B) A society in which personal success is based on gender. 
C) A society in which personal success is based on one's place in the stratification system. 
D) A society in which personal success is based on talent and individual effort. 
A) A society in which personal success is based on geographic location. 
B) A society in which personal success is based on gender. 
C) A society in which personal success is based on one's place in the stratification system. 
D) A society in which personal success is based on talent and individual effort.

Question 19

Which of the following has become a common theme in political discourse?

Accepted Answer

A) the growth of manufacturing 
B) the disappearing service industry 
C) the disappearing middle class 
D) the growth of the middle class 
A) the growth of manufacturing 
B) the disappearing service industry 
C) the disappearing middle class 
D) the growth of the middle class

Question 20

The term gold collar was introduced in the 1990s to categorize which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) the top 1% of earners 
B) singers, rappers, and musicians 
C) CEOs of multinational corporations 
D) young tech professionals with high salaries and high-up positions 
A) the top 1% of earners 
B) singers, rappers, and musicians 
C) CEOs of multinational corporations 
D) young tech professionals with high salaries and high-up positions

According to the text, how does the government determine who is "nonpoor?"

Identify the differences between blue-collar, white-collar, pink-collar, and gold-collar occupations.

Today, there are far fewer jobs in the mid- and higher wage industries than there were before the recession.

Which of the following is true of the jobs created in the 1980s and 1990s?

Which of the following is true of wealth?

The conflict perspective views poverty as ______.

Explain the difference between income inequality and social inequality.

Which of the following is considered income?

Status refers to the ______ associated with a social position.

The ______ is the dollar amount set by the government as the minimum necessary to meet the needs of a family.

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

Which of the following is a characteristic of a caste society?

Which of the following is a goal of the Affordable Care Act?

Explain the difference between social inequality and social stratification, and why this difference is important.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a class society?

Which of the following is an example of an illiquid asset?

According to functionalists Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore, the United States is which of the following?

Which of the following has become a common theme in political discourse?

The term gold collar was introduced in the 1990s to categorize which of the following?

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Exam 7: Social Class and Inequality in the United States

According to the text, how does the government determine who is "nonpoor?"

Identify the differences between blue-collar, white-collar, pink-collar, and gold-collar occupations.

Today, there are far fewer jobs in the mid- and higher wage industries than there were before the recession.

Which of the following is true of the jobs created in the 1980s and 1990s?

Which of the following is true of wealth?

The conflict perspective views poverty as ______.

Explain the difference between income inequality and social inequality.

Which of the following is considered income?

Status refers to the ______ associated with a social position.

The ______ is the dollar amount set by the government as the minimum necessary to meet the needs of a family.

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

Which of the following is a characteristic of a caste society?

Which of the following is a goal of the Affordable Care Act?

Explain the difference between social inequality and social stratification, and why this difference is important.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a class society?

Which of the following is an example of an illiquid asset?

According to functionalists Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore, the United States is which of the following?

Which of the following has become a common theme in political discourse?

The term gold collar was introduced in the 1990s to categorize which of the following?

Discover Sociology

Discover Sociological Research

Culture and Mass Media

Socialization and Social Interaction

Groups, Organizations, and Bureaucracies

Deviance and Social Control

Global Wealth, Poverty, and Inequality

Race and Ethnicity

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

Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

Social Movements and Social Change

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