Exam 7: Class and Stratification in the United States.

In relation to health characteristics of poor people in the United States, which of the following is not accurate?

Which statement concerning poverty and stratification is false?

Sociologist Dennis Gilbert compares the distribution of income to a national pie that has been sliced into portions. In 2004, the wealthiest 20 percent of households received approximately __________ percent of the total income pie.

The term ___________ housing refers to facilities that have inadequate heating, air conditioning, plumbing, electricity, or structural durability.

About two-thirds of all adults living in poverty are women. Sociologist Diana Pearce coined the term, "feminization of poverty" which refers to the trend in which women are disproportionately represented among individuals living in poverty.

Of all age groups, persons aged 65 and over are the most likely to be uninsured in the United States.

According to a study by the Joint Economic Committee of Congress, the super-rich (0.5 percent) of households) own 35 percent of the nation's wealth with net assets averaging almost $9 million.

Educationally, no matter which racial group, those with _______ have the highest rates living in poverty.

According to the Census Bureau, married couples have a higher net worth than the unmarried while households headed by people over the age of 65 are wealthier than those households headed by those who are younger than age 55.

According to the social class model developed by sociologists Dennis Gilbert and Joseph Kahl, members of the __________ have earned most of their money in their own lifetime as entrepreneurs, presidents of major corporations, sports or entertainment celebrities, or top-level professionals.

Contemporary Marxian (or conflict) theorists would examine class in terms of __________.

Recently you were walking along the beach and found a bottle. You rubbed the bottle and a genie appeared. The genie could grant you any one of the following elements: wealth, power, or prestige.

Distinguish between functionalist perspectives and conflict perspectives in regards to explaining social inequality in the U.S.

__________ occurs when people experience a gain or loss in position and/or income that does not produce a change in their place in the class structure.

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

__________ is an extreme form of stratification in which some people are owned by others. It is a closed system in which people are treated as property and have little or no control over their lives.

One of the most important characteristics of systems of stratification is Their degree of flexibility. In an open system of stratification, _______________.

When considering age, _______ have the highest percentage living in poverty no matter which age group one looks at.

Wealth inequality has increased in recent decades. A study by the Joint Economic Committee of Congress, divided population into four categories. Which of the following was not a category identified by the Joint Economic Committee of Congress?

Sociologist Max Weber placed categories of people who have a similar level of wealth and income in the same class. He identified a class of __________-wealthy individuals who live off their investments and do not have to work.