Question 1

Which of the following does the annual poverty rate capture?

Accepted Answer

A) the number of households who dropped into poverty 
B) the number of households whose total income over a 12-month period fell below the poverty line 
C) the number of households who climbed out of poverty 
D) the number of households who fell into poverty for at least 2 months in a 12-month period 
A) the number of households who dropped into poverty 
B) the number of households whose total income over a 12-month period fell below the poverty line 
C) the number of households who climbed out of poverty 
D) the number of households who fell into poverty for at least 2 months in a 12-month period

Question 2

Explain the difference between wealth and income, including what they are, how they are primarily used, and how wealth and income inequalities have changed over time.

Accepted Answer

Income: the amount of money a person or

Question 3

Which of the following is an achieved status?

Accepted Answer

A) race 
B) sex 
C) height 
D) educational level 
A) race 
B) sex 
C) height 
D) educational level

Question 4

Discuss the relationships between occupation, income, and status.Present an argument to explain inconsistencies between an occupation's income and its status.

Accepted Answer

Varies.Contribution to public welfare, t

Question 5

Which of the following have many middle-class Americans experienced in recent decades?

Accepted Answer

A) downward social mobility 
B) static social mobility 
C) upward social mobility 
D) volatile social mobility 
A) downward social mobility 
B) static social mobility 
C) upward social mobility 
D) volatile social mobility

Question 6

In the class categories used by Gilbert and Kahl, the ______ are at the very bottom of the economic ladder.

Accepted Answer

A) working poor 
B) proletariat 
C) working class 
D) underclass 
A) working poor 
B) proletariat 
C) working class 
D) underclass

Question 7

Which of the following reflects the sociological definition of occupation?

Accepted Answer

A) the prestige associated with a given position 
B) a person's primary vocation 
C) the average household's net income 
D) a salary package 
A) the prestige associated with a given position 
B) a person's primary vocation 
C) the average household's net income 
D) a salary package

Question 8

Which of the following is true of wealth inequality in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) The distribution of wealth is less unequal than the distribution of income in the United States. 
B) If we exclude the ownership of cars and homes, the distribution of wealth is less unequal than the distribution of income in the United States. 
C) The distribution of wealth is about the same as the distribution of income in the United States. 
D) The distribution of wealth is more unequal than the distribution of income in the United States. 
A) The distribution of wealth is less unequal than the distribution of income in the United States. 
B) If we exclude the ownership of cars and homes, the distribution of wealth is less unequal than the distribution of income in the United States. 
C) The distribution of wealth is about the same as the distribution of income in the United States. 
D) The distribution of wealth is more unequal than the distribution of income in the United States.

Question 9

Which of the following is a characteristic of socially stratified systems?

Accepted Answer

A) People's opportunities and experiences are unaffected by how their social categories are ranked. 
B) Individuals cannot alter their rank but the categories themselves change. 
C) Modern society is less stratified than the earliest human societies. 
D) The hierarchical position of social categories tends to change slowly over time. 
A) People's opportunities and experiences are unaffected by how their social categories are ranked. 
B) Individuals cannot alter their rank but the categories themselves change. 
C) Modern society is less stratified than the earliest human societies. 
D) The hierarchical position of social categories tends to change slowly over time.

Question 10

Which of the following would be considered a white-collar occupation?

Accepted Answer

A) a fry cook at a fast-food chain 
B) an investment broker 
C) a salesclerk 
D) a truck driver 
A) a fry cook at a fast-food chain 
B) an investment broker 
C) a salesclerk 
D) a truck driver

Question 11

Discuss the negative impacts of gentrification.Provide current examples.

Accepted Answer

Varies.Gentrification is the process of

Question 12

Why is caution suggested when looking at the annual poverty rate?

Accepted Answer

A) It does not include people who have a total income under the poverty threshold. 
B) The rate is inflated based on individuals who have been below the poverty line for years. 
C) People who are below the poverty line for 1 or 2 months are not included. 
D) Too many households are below the poverty line permanently. 
A) It does not include people who have a total income under the poverty threshold. 
B) The rate is inflated based on individuals who have been below the poverty line for years. 
C) People who are below the poverty line for 1 or 2 months are not included. 
D) Too many households are below the poverty line permanently.

Question 13

Karen graduated with her bachelor's degree but cannot find a job in her field.So she takes a job at the mall.This is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) social status 
B) lack of wealth 
C) working class 
D) underemployment 
A) social status 
B) lack of wealth 
C) working class 
D) underemployment

Question 14

Discuss the three main characteristics of a socially stratified system.

Accepted Answer

(1) Rankings apply to social categories

Question 15

Most Americans describe themselves in surveys as working class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Race and sex are both ______ statuses.

Accepted Answer

A) ascribed 
B) achieved 
C) social 
D) categorical 
A) ascribed 
B) achieved 
C) social 
D) categorical

Question 17

How do ascribed and achieved statuses differ?

Accepted Answer

A) Ascribed status is based on systemic inequality, achieved status is not. 
B) Ascribed status is based on income, while achieved status is based on power. 
C) Achieved status is fluid, while ascribed status is fixed. 
D) Achieved status is based on parent status, ascribed status is not. 
A) Ascribed status is based on systemic inequality, achieved status is not. 
B) Ascribed status is based on income, while achieved status is based on power. 
C) Achieved status is fluid, while ascribed status is fixed. 
D) Achieved status is based on parent status, ascribed status is not.

Question 18

Which of the following best represents an occupation with high prestige or status but lower income?

Accepted Answer

A) firefighter 
B) doctor 
C) lawyer 
D) stockbroker 
A) firefighter 
B) doctor 
C) lawyer 
D) stockbroker

Question 19

What is the difference between caste societies and class societies?

Accepted Answer

Caste societies are closed societies, me

Question 20

In the United States, the key source of wealth is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) renting 
B) higher education 
C) home equity 
D) income 
A) renting 
B) higher education 
C) home equity 
D) income

Which of the following does the annual poverty rate capture?

Explain the difference between wealth and income, including what they are, how they are primarily used, and how wealth and income inequalities have changed over time.

Which of the following is an achieved status?

Discuss the relationships between occupation, income, and status.Present an argument to explain inconsistencies between an occupation's income and its status.

Which of the following have many middle-class Americans experienced in recent decades?

In the class categories used by Gilbert and Kahl, the ______ are at the very bottom of the economic ladder.

Which of the following reflects the sociological definition of occupation?

Which of the following is true of wealth inequality in the United States?

Which of the following is a characteristic of socially stratified systems?

Which of the following would be considered a white-collar occupation?

Discuss the negative impacts of gentrification.Provide current examples.

Why is caution suggested when looking at the annual poverty rate?

Karen graduated with her bachelor's degree but cannot find a job in her field.So she takes a job at the mall.This is an example of which of the following?

Discuss the three main characteristics of a socially stratified system.

Most Americans describe themselves in surveys as working class.

Race and sex are both ______ statuses.

How do ascribed and achieved statuses differ?

Which of the following best represents an occupation with high prestige or status but lower income?

What is the difference between caste societies and class societies?

In the United States, the key source of wealth is ______.

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Exam 7: Social Class and Inequality in the United States

Which of the following does the annual poverty rate capture?

Explain the difference between wealth and income, including what they are, how they are primarily used, and how wealth and income inequalities have changed over time.

Which of the following is an achieved status?

Discuss the relationships between occupation, income, and status.Present an argument to explain inconsistencies between an occupation's income and its status.

Which of the following have many middle-class Americans experienced in recent decades?

In the class categories used by Gilbert and Kahl, the ______ are at the very bottom of the economic ladder.

Which of the following reflects the sociological definition of occupation?

Which of the following is true of wealth inequality in the United States?

Which of the following is a characteristic of socially stratified systems?

Which of the following would be considered a white-collar occupation?

Discuss the negative impacts of gentrification.Provide current examples.

Why is caution suggested when looking at the annual poverty rate?

Karen graduated with her bachelor's degree but cannot find a job in her field.So she takes a job at the mall.This is an example of which of the following?

Discuss the three main characteristics of a socially stratified system.

Most Americans describe themselves in surveys as working class.

Race and sex are both ______ statuses.

How do ascribed and achieved statuses differ?

Which of the following best represents an occupation with high prestige or status but lower income?

What is the difference between caste societies and class societies?

In the United States, the key source of wealth is ______.

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

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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

Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

Social Movements and Social Change

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