Exam 8: Class and Stratification in the United States

__________ often has life-threatening consequences,such as when a homeless person freezes to death on a park bench.

The shift from manufacturing to service occupations in the U.S.economy has contributed to:

Intergenerational mobility is the social movement experienced by family members from one generation to the next.Intergenerational mobility may be downward as well as upward.

About __________ percent of the U.S.population are members of the upper-middle class.

Social inequality and poverty have both economic and structural sources.According to the text,a major source of poverty is:

Based on prestige ratings for selected occupations in the United States,in 2007,the occupation of college professor received the highest prestige score.

In relation to consequences of inequality,discuss how your family's social class influenced the following areas of your life when growing up: physical health,mental health,and education.

Sociologist Karl Marx acknowledged that classes may have:

Imagine you have recently been appointed to the United States Commission Against Poverty.Discuss what specific reforms and strategies (assume that you have a blank check at your disposal) you would attempt to implement in order to reduce or alleviate poverty in America.

According to sociologist Karl Marx,the capitalist class maintains its position at the top of the class structure by control of the society's superstructure,which is composed of the government,schools,churches,and other social institutions that produce and disseminate ideas perpetuating the existing system of exploitation.

Explain sociologist Karl Marx's perspective on class position and class relationships.

When sociologists define poverty,they define absolute poverty as a state that exists when people may be able to afford basic necessities but are still unable to maintain an average standard of living.

__________ is the hierarchical arrangement of large social groups based on the control over basic resources.

Describe the poor in the United States,referencing age,gender,and race/ethnicity elements.

According to your text,all of the following are factors that have eroded the American Dream for the middle class EXCEPT:

For functionalists,the class structure is the result of production process.

The text points out that for the past several years occupational ratings by prestige have been remarkably consistent.In 2007,which of the following occupations received the lowest score in the United States?

Sociologists often use the term __________ to refer to a combined measure that attempts to classify individuals,families,or households in terms of factors such as income,occupation,and education to determine class location.

According to sociologist Ralf Dahrendorf,which of the following is NOT a reason why workers have not overthrown capitalism as sociologist Karl Marx had predicted?

Sociologist Max Weber's term,__________,addresses how much access Individuals have to important societal resources such as food, Clothing,shelter,education,and health care.