Question 1

What does Herbert Gans suggest about those who are better off in society?

Accepted Answer

A) They are in favor of poverty. 
B) They are not motivated to fight poverty because it is functional for them. 
C) They are motivated to fight poverty for altruistic reasons. 
D) They cannot envision an egalitarian society. 
A) They are in favor of poverty. 
B) They are not motivated to fight poverty because it is functional for them. 
C) They are motivated to fight poverty for altruistic reasons. 
D) They cannot envision an egalitarian society.

Question 2

Discuss the evolution of stratification over time, from hunter-gatherer societies to agriculture-based societies to industrial societies to modern capitalist societies today.

Accepted Answer

The earliest societies, based on hunting

Question 3

Discuss how the United States was originally a caste society and moved to a class society.

Accepted Answer

Varies: At the beginning of the United S

Question 4

Income gains in the United States are much higher for top earners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The lowest members of the caste system in India were known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) enslaves 
B) untouchables 
C) traders 
D) merchants 
A) enslaves 
B) untouchables 
C) traders 
D) merchants

Question 6

In a caste society, social status is the outcome of achieved characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following best explains the decline in health insurance coverage for workers in the bottom quintile of earners from the 1980s to the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A) the increase in the population of children under age 18 
B) the growth of service sector jobs that have been increasingly unlikely to offer employer benefits 
C) lack of access to healthy food 
D) higher rates of heart disease, diabetes, and many types of cancer 
A) the increase in the population of children under age 18 
B) the growth of service sector jobs that have been increasingly unlikely to offer employer benefits 
C) lack of access to healthy food 
D) higher rates of heart disease, diabetes, and many types of cancer

Question 8

Today, more Americans have money invested in the stock market, which means that wealth is more evenly distributed across the population than ever before.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Wage gains for women have particularly been driven by ______.

Accepted Answer

A) women who work in pink-collar jobs 
B) college-educated women 
C) Ivy League-educated women 
D) working-class women 
A) women who work in pink-collar jobs 
B) college-educated women 
C) Ivy League-educated women 
D) working-class women

Question 10

Historically, castes have been present in which of the following countries?

Accepted Answer

A) Kenya 
B) United States 
C) South Africa 
D) China 
A) Kenya 
B) United States 
C) South Africa 
D) China

Question 11

What has been the trend in U.S.household incomes over the past decades?

Accepted Answer

A) U.S.household incomes have plummeted over the past decades. 
B) U.S.household incomes have stagnated over the past decades. 
C) U.S.household incomes have risen significantly over the past decades. 
D) It is unclear, as income data are very difficult to collect. 
A) U.S.household incomes have plummeted over the past decades. 
B) U.S.household incomes have stagnated over the past decades. 
C) U.S.household incomes have risen significantly over the past decades. 
D) It is unclear, as income data are very difficult to collect.

Question 12

A disparity in money, power, prestige, or another resource 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 13

Which of the following best defines social mobility?

Accepted Answer

A) a person's economic position in society 
B) the opportunities and obstacles an individual encounters in education, social life, work, and in other critical areas 
C) the upward or downward status movement of individuals or groups over time 
D) the prestige associated with the rise and fall of a social position 
A) a person's economic position in society 
B) the opportunities and obstacles an individual encounters in education, social life, work, and in other critical areas 
C) the upward or downward status movement of individuals or groups over time 
D) the prestige associated with the rise and fall of a social position

Question 14

Which of the following refers to an individual's economic position in society?

Accepted Answer

A) life chances 
B) income 
C) wealth 
D) class 
A) life chances 
B) income 
C) wealth 
D) class

Question 15

How does political power influence class status? Provide examples.

Accepted Answer

Varies.Political power allows individual

Question 16

Which of the following is one of the weaknesses of the social conflict explanation of poverty?

Accepted Answer

A) It doesn't account for the fact that people are often discriminated against because of race, sex, and other ascribed statuses. 
B) It doesn't account for power dynamics between workers and capitalists. 
C) It doesn't account for the competing interests of workers and capitalists. 
D) It overlooks more democratic aspects of modern capitalist businesses. 
A) It doesn't account for the fact that people are often discriminated against because of race, sex, and other ascribed statuses. 
B) It doesn't account for power dynamics between workers and capitalists. 
C) It doesn't account for the competing interests of workers and capitalists. 
D) It overlooks more democratic aspects of modern capitalist businesses.

Question 17

India has four categories in their caste system: priests, warriors, traders, and ______.

Accepted Answer

A) workmen 
B) kings 
C) slaves 
D) elites 
A) workmen 
B) kings 
C) slaves 
D) elites

Question 18

Define the term official poverty line.How is having an official poverty line useful for measuring inequality? How is the official poverty line problematic?

Accepted Answer

Varies.Official poverty line: the dollar

Question 19

In what ways is the United States not a meritocratic society?

Accepted Answer

A meritocracy is a society in which pers

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) auto mechanic 
B) business manager 
C) investment banker 
D) salesperson 
A) auto mechanic 
B) business manager 
C) investment banker 
D) salesperson

What does Herbert Gans suggest about those who are better off in society?

Discuss the evolution of stratification over time, from hunter-gatherer societies to agriculture-based societies to industrial societies to modern capitalist societies today.

Discuss how the United States was originally a caste society and moved to a class society.

Income gains in the United States are much higher for top earners.

The lowest members of the caste system in India were known as ______.

In a caste society, social status is the outcome of achieved characteristics.

Which of the following best explains the decline in health insurance coverage for workers in the bottom quintile of earners from the 1980s to the 1990s?

Today, more Americans have money invested in the stock market, which means that wealth is more evenly distributed across the population than ever before.

Wage gains for women have particularly been driven by ______.

Historically, castes have been present in which of the following countries?

What has been the trend in U.S.household incomes over the past decades?

A disparity in money, power, prestige, or another resource is referred to as ______.

Which of the following best defines social mobility?

Which of the following refers to an individual's economic position in society?

How does political power influence class status? Provide examples.

Which of the following is one of the weaknesses of the social conflict explanation of poverty?

India has four categories in their caste system: priests, warriors, traders, and ______.

Define the term official poverty line.How is having an official poverty line useful for measuring inequality? How is the official poverty line problematic?

In what ways is the United States not a meritocratic society?

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

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Exam 7: Social Class and Inequality in the United States

What does Herbert Gans suggest about those who are better off in society?

Discuss the evolution of stratification over time, from hunter-gatherer societies to agriculture-based societies to industrial societies to modern capitalist societies today.

Discuss how the United States was originally a caste society and moved to a class society.

Income gains in the United States are much higher for top earners.

The lowest members of the caste system in India were known as ______.

In a caste society, social status is the outcome of achieved characteristics.

Which of the following best explains the decline in health insurance coverage for workers in the bottom quintile of earners from the 1980s to the 1990s?

Today, more Americans have money invested in the stock market, which means that wealth is more evenly distributed across the population than ever before.

Wage gains for women have particularly been driven by ______.

Historically, castes have been present in which of the following countries?

What has been the trend in U.S.household incomes over the past decades?

A disparity in money, power, prestige, or another resource is referred to as ______.

Which of the following best defines social mobility?

Which of the following refers to an individual's economic position in society?

How does political power influence class status? Provide examples.

Which of the following is one of the weaknesses of the social conflict explanation of poverty?

India has four categories in their caste system: priests, warriors, traders, and ______.

Define the term official poverty line.How is having an official poverty line useful for measuring inequality? How is the official poverty line problematic?

In what ways is the United States not a meritocratic society?

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

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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